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253 reviews

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was heartbreakingly beautiful
In Memoriam by Alice Winn

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emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

that’s the thing about illicit affairs and clandestine meetings and blowjobs in fields
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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

5.0

the second best thing shakespeare ever did, after casting david tenant in hamlet
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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

5.0

questioning everything I’ve ever done ever
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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

3.5

all the people in this book were in that “we live in alaska” tiktok
Lie with Me by Philippe Besson

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

5.0

why must the sad gay men be sad why can’t they be happy and frolick in a field together 
The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

noooo little girl don’t go into the massive ice maze and haunt the narrative
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman

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emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

ao3 would eat this up
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

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3.0

joan didion can turn the smallest detail into 3 pages and sometimes i loved it and sometimes it made me want to die
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

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

4.75

an epic 
cried