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Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Brightly Shining by Ingvild H. Rishøi
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Blood Red by Gabriela Ponce
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
This is a fever dream and I’m not in the right head space for it right now.
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.
This is probably brilliant but I can feel myself forcing myself to read it. Wrong time/mood, I guess.
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futurism by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0