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19 reviews

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

adventurous challenging dark fast-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? No

3.75

Beautiful language and use of vocabulary Im not used to reading. Darker than books I usually read. Or more visceral. 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

Will return to this book later 

Vitamin T: Threads and Textiles in Contemporary Art by Phaidon Press, Jenelle Porter

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Art in the Age of Anxiety by

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Chlorine by Jade Song

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

Man's Search for Himself by Rollo May

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Bunny by Mona Awad

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

The Bodysurfers by Robert Drewe

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.0

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

Epic tale about inherited family trauma, set before during and after “the dirty war” in Argentina.