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26 reviews

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

it was very interesting reading chris's story. it was courageous of him to do what he did and i admire it a lot. the things i didn't like in the book, however, was how much the author would drift away from the story. i get he was trying to connect chris to other explorers (and to himself) but it completely threw me off and made the story very hard to read. i think he dragged the comparisons out way too long and it just made me not want to finish the story at all because of how confusing everything became. however when it did get back on track, i think it was the last few chapters, it became enjoyable and easier to read.

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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this book is honestly very good. it was hard to get into because of how intense it was with the racism, colorism, and constant misogyny. i loved seeing how every person in janie’s life impacted everything around her and i loved the character development. i liked how you could see that janie was not meant for her time period, she was more of a modern person the way she’d rebel against everyone around her, seen from literally the first chapter. it was an interesting read and i 100% would read it again to pick up details i missed from the first time.

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Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-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

really interesting book! i like the idea of writing about a disorder that heavily effects many people (and especially seeing the effects on someone young and in school). the book felt very adolescent though… (idk a better wording😭). it wasnt a bad book it was very interesting it’s just very kiddy. i like the romance aspect and i like how everything came full circle but i don’t see myself reading this again. i wasnt into the story enough and it’s VERY slow paced and i don’t like those😭.

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