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734 reviews

Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected by Nnedi Okorafor

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the First Person by Anna Mehler Paperny

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

The Sacrifice of Darkness by Roxane Gay

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.

This started off interesting but quickly got confusing with what felt like 100 characters with names that didn’t contribute much and it just all at once felt ridiculous and not enjoyable 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan
Did not finish book.

I got just about 100 pages into this and I just can’t see myself finishing it. Was the storyline intriguing? Yes. But I hated how this was written. I can’t quite pinpoint what it is, but it feels like I’m constantly jumping from one person or detective to the next without enough differentiation, which is probably my #1 pet peeve. I tried both the audiobook AND reading it physically and had the same problem, so ill read about this story on my own time but this book fell flat in trying to keep me engaged and not confused.

Lumberjanes, Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters

3.5

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts

I’m not rating this because I don’t feel like I should be rating nonfiction anymore when it’s directly someone writing about their life, especially considering this is written by a black woman who went into an experience I know nothing about. That being said I really did enjoy it and I don’t know much about maya (I’m trying to get more into her work) so this felt like I got to know glimpses of what she was like and went through.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0