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Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75


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Pageboy by Elliot Page

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The time jumps were a little confusing, and the lack of contractions took a while to get used to. I think it could’ve done with one final edit, but it is a hugely powerful and honest memoir.

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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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Into Every Generation A Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0


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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

PLEASE take note of all content warnings before reading this book - it can be extremely triggering. 

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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benjamin Ajak, Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0


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Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense

3.0

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Insider's Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

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adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.0


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