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57 reviews

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

there’s so much to say and conflicting thoughts which feels like the whole point of the novel. delving into the hypocrisy of the human psyche is not a pretty, palatable sight, it’s uncomfortable and polarising. yes theres misogyny in the book but… there is everywhere in everything, to severely berate the author for discussing implicit misogyny openly sort of proves her point further. structurally this book was odd with the ending feeling rushed but i’m just glad it exists.
cis authors write whatever they want however they want, whether it’s ‘good’ or ‘bad’. why can’t everyone else?

Couplets by Maggie Millner

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reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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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

3.25

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The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg

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inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest

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adventurous 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

4.5

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

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funny informative reflective 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

2.75

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer Radicals by Saidiya Hartman

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Heaven by Mieko Kawakami

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sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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