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121 reviews

Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly by Guerrilla Girls

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

It starts in 1985 but I was under the impression that the Guerrilla Girls were working before that.
In 1985, when Ana Mendieta died, they had already formed, but this book doesn’t acknowledge their existence before that nor that they were silent on her death. But they make sure to emphasize their protesting of Carl Andre in 1988

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot: To Protect by Mickey Zucker Reichert

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challenging informative medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t know who thought this author would be a good choice to carry on Asimov’s story. The characters are little more than flat and the plots come and go quickly throughout different acts.
The overt misogyny is difficult to overlook. The main romantic interest is casually sexist from his opening line and Susan Calvin herself expresses a lot of internalized misogyny that is not addressed. The story is meant to take place on 2035 but is held static by the authors inability to write or develop political ideas past 2010. A lot can change over 25 years but Reichert writes like an old white woman
The psychiatry parts are well done but are overshadowed but the lesser parts of the book. And there’s a massive jump scare for transphobia, xenophobia, and Zionism at the end in an attempt to wrap up the third act plot of suicide bombers.

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The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I was obsessed with Grassina as a child and im obsessed with her now. I think this book may have been what made me want to become a witch.

Almost a really good YA if not for the sudden info dump at the end that only serves to set up the second book.

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Sansa remains the best. Dany grows on you when you remember this is a game of chose your favorite war criminal. RIP to the icon Shae. Girlbossed to close to the sun.

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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

George’s writing is pretty clunky in the beginning but you find the grove of it.
It’s slower than you’d expect but extremely readable. Id suggest this to anyone wanting to get into fantasy because it’s such an easy read.

Sweet Sansa is my favorite. Daenerys is the definition of gaslight gatekeep girlboss.

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Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

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challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

super disturbing but with a happy ending (question mark?)

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Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

Moshfegh has a real problem with fatphobia and her problem with fat people. This book (of what I’ve read) is by far her most interesting but you just can’t read anything without being hit over the head with how much she doesn’t like fat people.

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