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172 reviews

Carrie by Stephen King

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dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Could have been shorter. Could have been less rascist and antisemitic.

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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Bleak af and I hated every character. Loved it.

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

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emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

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dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A bit cringey in parts but that is typical of YA. All in all an intense page turner that kept me guessing till the very end

What Is a Near-Death Experience? by Penny Sartori

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dark informative lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

A nice look in at what near death experiences can look like for different people including case studies and testimonies. Nothing complex and very light

The Bigger Picture: How Psychedelics Can Help Us Make Sense of the World by Alexander Beiner

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

1.0

If you want to know the science behind psychedelics and the anthropological influence they have and will continue to have on western society then this is not for you.

The Bigger Picture reads like a self help book and ends on the thought that we should all live one another and be kind. A very lovely thought and ideology but not what I came here for.

His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice by Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

The Wheel: A Witch's Path Back to the Ancient Self by Jennifer Lane

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0