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Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
I like the topic a lot, I just never seem to be able to get into it. Nobody's fault but mine. Hoping to revisit in full someday soon.
The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Barbara by Osamu Tezuka, Evan Hayden, Ben Applegate

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4.25

Super fascinating work and commentary on authorship. Not perfect, but what is? Really wish I could own it digitally. 

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Walkaway by Cory Doctorow

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Frustrating. It's a really interesting premise marred by bizzarre pacing and borderline painful dialogue. Every other paragraph tangent could have been like, a blog post. 

It's biggest crime is being too long without really going anywhere, it felt. I dunno. He could've done better. There had to have been better ways
not simple by Natsume Ono

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

This poor fuckin dude

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