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248 reviews

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

so good, i love amb

Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past by Jessica J. Lee

reflective slow-paced

4.0

really interesting! took me a while to get into, but i very much enjoyed the writing once i got going

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging sad slow-paced

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

5.0

phenomenal, would recommend! 

An Ordinary Violence by Adriana Chartrand

challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

 gorgeous! v captivating, though I found myself getting lost at times when reality was complicated 

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i love lesbians

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

 short and sweet. effective fix to my reading slump. really made me want to work in a bookstore 

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.0

i quite liked this! it was a complicated story that needed nuance, and i think that nuance was (for the most part) there. i do wish that some of the characters were fleshed out a little more, and i don’t think it was perfect, but i def enjoyed reading it

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

vaguely baffled that one of booktok’s fav sapphic recs quite literally compares the one (1) lesbian character to a straight man. but go off I guess. there were also many other issues but I’m too fed up with this book to bother doing a more comprehensive review

The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I quite liked the past parts of this but quite disliked the present parts. the romance was rushed and unnecessary. libraries are cool tho 

A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

beautiful - I adored this book. I will say that I found the frequent perspective shifts tricky to follow, so I found it a slower read. if I were to reread, I might try to find the audiobook so that I could have different voices to help with that