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381 reviews
Lark Ascending by Silas House
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape
Moderate: Racism
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia
Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Brilliant and emotionally devastating. This has solidified Hilary Leichter as an all-time favorite author of mine.
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
I understand why people enjoy this book, but the stylistic writing choices the author made did not click with me.
Temporary by Hilary Leichter
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
A clever entry into the absurdist anti-work canon! Read if you're a fan of Ling Ma's Severance or Calvin Kasulke's Several People Are Typing.
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
An interesting take on grief, loss, religion, and memory, but ultimately the overwritten prose buried any emotional impact this book could have had for me.
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
funny
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia