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178 reviews

The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

informative reflective slow-paced

2.25

Maybe it’s me being a millennial but none, absolutely none of this is mindblowing information to me. Is it all neatly packed and explained nicely? Yes. But I felt it also could’ve used a swift edit. 

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Maybe this one just didn’t do well in audio just because of how many characters there are in this book that you’re introduced to. 

How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

Still Life by Louise Penny

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain by Lisa M. Shulman

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.25

Finna by Nino Cipri

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.

I wanted to like this, got 43% through and just found myself being unable to sit with it. Not sure if it was just too close to me in a lot of things, not in the right mindset or if it’s better read in another format v audio.