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51 reviews

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

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hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

good for the soul
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

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adventurous tense medium-paced

4.5

Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman

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informative reflective sad medium-paced
fascinating insights that unfortunately result in quite an abrupt ending. would have loved to hear more about her deconstruction outside of the religion. 
The Sickness unto Death by Søren Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced
really interesting conception of despair but  i am always left unsatisfied by his tendency to use faith as the ultimate cure-all 
Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims

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

4.0

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

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the mystery surrounding the carls is what kept me at least a little bit interested in this. i couldnt empathise with april at all unfortunately, which comes down to me just not connecting with the themes of fame and what it does to ones life. and i think that is why the "reveal" at the end as to what it is the carls are doing here lacked emotional impact. still glad i read it though! if i ever get the chance to read the sequel, i will probably do so
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

this was so cool

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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

5.0

what is even up with this book