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31 reviews

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner

slow-paced

1.75

Jesus christ

The Politics of Dispossession: The Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination, 1969-1994 by Edward W. Said

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Informative history, but just set the afterward on fire once the last chapter concludes.

Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Angela Davis: An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

A Billion Black Anthropocenes or None by Kathryn Yusoff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

Was doing summer classes

Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0