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109 reviews

The Egg by Andy Weir

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

The way Weir interweaves philosophy with storytelling is so interesting here, particularly as he manages to make a text that is almost all dialogue engaging until the end. As someone who struggles with coming to terms with my own mortality, this feels like a genuinely sweet afterlife, and feels very comforting. Whilst I believe this concept was stolen from Hinduism (although I'm not sure - correct me if I'm wrong), it's still an interesting and engaging short story. Definitely worth a read!

Don't Pat The Wombat! by Elizabeth Honey

lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Bullying

Minor: Animal death

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Mental illness

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Sexism

The Complete Philosophy Files by Stephen Law

informative fast-paced

3.0

Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings by Stella Tarakson

informative mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements by Astrid Henry, Dorothy Sue Cobble, Linda Gordon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

I just couldn't get into it. The subject matter was interesting enough, but I found the writing to be quite dry and I just didn't find it interesting, which was accentuated by the fact I was reading on my laptop (which always makes it much more boring). I might revisit it later, but for now I'll move on to other books. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny

Marx's 'das Kapital' for Beginners by Michael Wayne

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

This is a really useful simplification of Marx's Capital, but it is still confusing and hard to follow at times - you will need to annotate it!

Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Rape