A stunningly beautiful book. The narrative is clear eyed and compassionate, recognising the sadness and difficulty in the world and showing why it’s okay to continue anyway.

Indelicacy by Amina Cain

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I hate feeling so ambivalent about a book, but alas I am forgetting all about it even as I write this review.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

A nice idea displayed in a ham fisted way

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.75

This books was incredibly engrossing, with a universe of characters to rival dickens, demon is funny and lovable. My only criticisms, the narrative felt slightly voyeristic, the term poverty porn comes to mind.

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake

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informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

My mind has officially been blown, what an incredible book

Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents by Ellen Ullman

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I feel that Ellen Ullman is the modern Ada Lovelace, an incredible technical mind mixed with the heart of a poet - an incredible book

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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