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78 reviews

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0

We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

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

4.0

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

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

4.0

quick lil romance read bc me and sophie watched the show
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir

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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

4.0

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

so beautiful, so relatable, so heartbreaking; i’m never being mean to my mom ever again
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

if sally rooney has a million fans, then i am one of them. if sally rooney has ten fans, then i am one of them. if sally rooney has only one fan then that is me. if sally rooney has no fans, then that means i am no longer on earth. if the world is against sally rooney, then I am against the world
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

in conclusion, white people just can’t be trusted
also briar deserves better i hope girly gets the love she deserves
Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News by Bernard Goldberg

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informative slow-paced

2.0

his ideas are a bit of a stretch and his overly emotional tone undercuts the relevancy of the issue. i agree that there is bias in the media but some of the examples are a reach and a little offensive (like his chapter on childcare and how the media doesn’t report it well bc of its feminist tilt. just say you’re misogynistic lol)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

every single line in this was so poetic i don’t even have the words to describe how beautiful and heartbreaking this was