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211 reviews

Unbound: A Book of AIDS by Aaron Shurin

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Trans Care by Hil Malatino

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

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challenging dark hopeful informative slow-paced

4.25

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? by Lorrie Moore

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The Brother/Sister Plays by Tarell Alvin McCraney

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My Lesbian Novel by Renee Gladman

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challenging funny informative lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5