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239 reviews

Sing to It by Amy Hempel

funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Assia by Sandra Simonds

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A haunting, poetic novel that reimagines the life of Assia Wevill—the woman Ted Hughes had an affair with that led to his split from Sylvia Plath. 

I really appreciated how this piece contextualizes Asia’s journey outside of Plath and Hughes. 

This review does a great job!!
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/tight-wires-on-sandra-simondss-assia/

Boulder by Eva Baltasar

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

Biography of X by Catherine Lacey

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

4.75

You'll Like It Here by Ashton Politanoff

reflective fast-paced

4.25

a book of embellished clips from newspapers in southern california from 1900-1919! reads like a collection of flash, super vibey

When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz

5.0

Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Díaz

challenging emotional reflective

5.0

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25