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21 reviews

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

North Woods by Daniel Mason

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

The Last Traverse; Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites by Ty Gagne

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them by Maeve Higgins

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book. The plot was powerful and applicable to people I love’s experiences. It did feel stressful and hard every time I went to listen. Maybe a bit long but certainly a book that makes you remember the experiences of those that might be so different from yours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains by Jeremy Jones

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I love the way he talks about mountains like they are alive and making decisions as well. End of the book was the best part 

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Blitzed by Norman Ohler

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

Crazy how many striking similarities there are between the nazis ability to somehow condemn drug use while also being so addicted. Reminds me of the US government’s obsession with control over drug users while somehow normalizing the use of white collar drugs. Haunting book that helped me understand a darker side to one of the worlds most dark entities and times.