0xreid's reviews
309 reviews

The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual: An Integrative, Mind-Body Approach to Trauma Recovery by Arielle Schwartz

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Box of Bones #1 by John Jennings, Ayize Jama-Everett

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: War

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp
Did not finish book.

I read this book back when it first came out and thought it was great at the time. But revisiting it now (2nd edition), I can't get through it. Are there still some gems of advice? Maybe. But it's hard to get past the antagonistic tone and underlying sexism (all engineers and engineering managers use he/him pronouns, I guess?) that popped up immediately for me. I'd rather spend my time on something more worthwhile.

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

5.0

You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0