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36 reviews

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life - In Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There) by Sarah Hurwitz

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Barry Sears

challenging emotional informative

3.75

The Pastoral Clinic: Addiction and Dispossession Along the Rio Grande by Angela Garcia

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland by Kristy Nabhan-Warren

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Irish Fairy Tales by

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Violeta by Isabel Allende

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my first Isabel Allende novel, and I found it to be a beautifully rich story about a complicated woman’s life set against the backdrop of major political events and upheavals that feel very relevant to us today. The beginning and middle portions of the novel are the strongest. I would rate it higher, but the novel begins to drag at the end. 

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75