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Revival by Stephen King

mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move On by Malaika Jabali

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

End of Watch, Volume 3 by Stephen King

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

The Cabin at the End of the World Movie Tie-In by Paul Tremblay

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

Joyland by Stephen King

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Mike Chen, Saladin Ahmed, Olivie Blake, Fran Wilde, Charlie Jane Anders, Mary Kenney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Reading an entire book of short stories is difficult for me. There is nothing driving me back to it since each story is a different writer and character and until I get into it I don’t know if I will like the writing style, the character it is following, or the story happening. 

It makes going back to the book feel like work.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m not a fan of following an unreliable narrator, and I’m not sure if we are supposed to think the innovations of the future are good or bad.

Actually, I think we are supposed to think they are bad, but since we are following someone who both does and doesn’t think that it’s really open ended.

I think this story is more of an open playground where you can map your own thoughts and feelings into it and maybe that’s not what I want from a futuristic world.

I’m not sure how I feel about the book actually and maybe that’s the point.

Feminist City: A Field Guide by Leslie Kern

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life by Grant Snider

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0