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17 reviews

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
slower than I thought it would be
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

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medium-paced

4.25

emotionally difficult to read at first, but then I got used to it (akin to disappearances in the book)
beautiful prose
really 0-100 in the last 30 pages 
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

classic white woman book! easy to read and I couldn’t put it down, but it didn’t change me in any way 
Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho

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emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

The Body in Question by Jill Ciment

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

3.0

It's fine. It was easy to read, but the second part was so disappointing.

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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5