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280 reviews

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

4.0

This was a great example of doing something simple well. Enjoyed this book loads. Couldn’t put it down

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad

4.0

Everyone should read this book. 
No spoilers just read it

Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky

informative medium-paced

4.0

I think I may be a mark kurlansky fan girl. This one is probs my second favorite. Very informative.

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Eh

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

wow. I was tense the whole
Book in a very new way. Gripping. I knew nothing of the book before a tube ad in London a few months ago. Got a copy from the library and wow. The plot is complicated and at the same time not. Like we all know the whole time what is right and wrong and  also you can follow the justification turning into “truth”, what ever that is, and feel uncomfortable with going along with the justification. Ahhh so good.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Deportation

Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words by Jenni Nuttall

informative fast-paced

3.75

This book is a lot of fun. Really enjoyed it. Very informative 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

it’s a book about language when it comes to women. It’s gonna include all the things that go along with being a woman

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

dark emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage

Trigger * includes themes of parents being separated from children

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Spoilers-Fine but not for me. If you liked “the secret history” you’ll like this. They are essentially the same. Notable differences are a lack of incest and instead of being obsessed with the Greeks, these kids are the obsessed with Shakespeare. Both books include incredibly absent parents or parents that don’t give the kids what they think they deserve, the person you love being in love with someone else (that person also being your friend) main characters being elite in some way, substance abuse, suicide, and an“accidental death”/murder. This book
However is set in a more realistic world with more realistic situations than in the secret history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

3.0

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

3.0