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158 reviews

Miñan by Amets Arzallus

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Faith by Lander Garro

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

Eztaukat gorputza terrorismuen inguruko nobelak irakurtzeko. 

Historia de la mujer caníbal by Maryse Condé, Martha Asunción Alonso

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Una obra maestra. Sigue la historia de Rosalie, una pintora guadalupeña que ha dejado que su vida sea dirigida por sus relaciones con hombres. El libro sigue su desarrollo personal tras la muerte de su última pareja. Qué bien escribe!

Beltzak, juduak eta beste euskaldun batzuk by Joxe Azurmendi

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Azken kapitulua bihotzera gertuegi heldu zait, besteak zailagoak egin zaizkit, nahiz eta idea batzuk argi asko ulertu esperientzia pertsonaletik.

Gaurkotasun ikaragarria 2006-2011n zehar irakurritako testuak. Kolonialismoaren inguruan europan beharrezkoa dugun debaterako iritzi garrantzitsuak, Israelgo estatuak Palestinarren genozidioan bete-betean sartuta dagoen honetan, euskaldunen erreferentzien hausnarketa bat.  Mestizajea, Nazio-Estatuak eta euskalduntasunaren inguruan zer pentsatua. 

Teoría de la Gravedad by Leila Guerriero

dark reflective fast-paced

3.5

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

fast-paced

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

4.0

Took me a while to start because it seems quite serious at the start, but ends up becoming more tense and absorbing. I like the characters and how they stand up for their grounds, and how queer people have been making communities and helping each other out forever.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

It's wonderful. There is a lot of Sri Lankan political context that I had no idea of, so had to suplement with wikipedia incursions, but I liked the mix of thriller, history, and queerness. The character development is amazing and the philosophical undertone on death as well. 

Gure Heroiak by Axier Lopez

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Hitz gutxi gelditze zaizkit, hau kostau in zait irakurtzie. Kostau ez gaizki idatzita daolako, alderantziz, baino banezkila uste nun gauza asko berpentsatzea derrigortu naulako. Feminismotik dekolonialismue, geure herriko adibidekin, ulertu nahi dunantzako ikaragarrizko lana. San Inaziyotako hillabete eskaxea gaudela, ze pentsaua. 

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.0

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED it. Exactly the dive-in intersectional fiction I needed.