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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
funny
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Phew. I’m 100 percent sure this author is a genius. I have no idea how to rate this. I’m going to have to read some criticism in order to fully appreciate this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Gaslighting
Do You Still Talk to Grandma?: When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love by Brit Barron
medium-paced
4.25
I really appreciated the exploration of nuance in this book. The author writes about cancel culture and how we can balance protecting ourselves from harmful people while allowing people to grow and make mistakes.