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Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
SIR GAWAIN CAMEO
Oroonoko by Aphra Behn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Rape
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
had to read this for a class for uni, and it felt like a long, tedious and endless scientific article
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Dementia
Minor: Incest and Toxic relationship
The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas by Machado de Assis
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
2.0
i have a hard time finding men funny
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Miscarriage, Dementia, and Death of parent
The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Death of parent
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.5
Rebecca the absolute CLASSIC you are
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Incest and Infertility
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
All the Lovers in the Night is a frigid yet powerful novel that delves into loneliness, connection, and self-discovery, but it also describes work and the close connection of friendship and love, as well as a thought-provoking perspective on social and gendered expectations. The main character, Fuyuko Irie, is easily relatable, and Kawakami does an excellent job at conveying her emotions through the story. The novel moves at a bit slow-ish to medium pace, which may not appeal to everyone, but it allows you to really immerse yourself in the plot. If you appreciate stories that focus on characters and emotions, this one is absolutely worth reading. I wish Kawakami had developed and examined the characters further, but I enjoyed her writing approach of contrasting them, as with Fuyuko and Hijiri. It's a story that sticks with you and makes you wonder long after you've finished reading (endings tend to do this to me).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Rape
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Car accident
The Years by Virginia Woolf
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
An amazing story following a family at the end of the 19th century and the begging of a new one, a story about grief, changes, family, love, time, death and so much more. For now my second fav Woolf! will definitely reread it sometime
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism and Antisemitism
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
a bit of a difficult book to swallow about longing, obsession, lust, desire, pain love, desperation and most heavily focused on toxic relationships
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual assault
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0