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66 reviews

Spår i snön by Jonas Karlsson

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Accabadora by Michela Murgia, Silvester Mazzarella

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Beautiful small book from Murgia that through the old folk tradition of the accabadora and the fillus d'anima from the lives of the past in rural Sardinia is able to raise important issues concerning the value of life and dignity, ethics of euthanasia, the importance of family beyond blood relations, social inequalities and education. The book shows that these issues which often are thought of as a product of modern societies, are instead age old and living in lost traditions.  

How I Learned to Understand the World: A Memoir by Hans Rosling, Fanny Härgestam

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Midnattsbiblioteket by Matt Haig

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Lovely book, really made me think about life priorities and how I view my life journey 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

No Sleep Till Shengal by Zerocalcare

emotional informative tense fast-paced

3.75

Kobane Calling. Oggi by Zerocalcare

challenging emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

Non sonoddi solito un lettore di fumetti ma zerocalcare e le sue vignette mi sono sempre piaciute, anche essendo Romano. Ho trovato questo libro affascinante, triste (in molte parti), informativo, divertente (in alcune parti, Zerocalcaremmolto abile nell'usare humor per affrontare temi difficili e presentare la sua narrazione come frutto della sua prospettiva). Mi ha dato curiosità di informarmi di più sulla storia del popolo curdo e di leggere fumetti simili