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A Cage Went in Search of a Bird: Ten Kafkaesque Stories by Charlie Kaufman, Keith Ridgway, Elif Batuman, Leone Ross, Helen Oyeyemi, Naomi Alderman, Yiyun Li, Tommy Orange, Ali Smith, Joshua Cohen

funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

Class Reunion by Rona Jaffe

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

The Orchard by David Hopen

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Gillian McCain, Legs McNeil

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

A Farewell to Arms: The Hemingway Library Edition by Ernest Hemingway

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0