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326 reviews

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

challenging informative medium-paced

4.75

Depressingly informative. 

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.75

Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist

adventurous dark funny reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

Such an interesting story with incredible characters, but there are a couple of sections in the book with excessive amounts of exposition that read like a dry and data-rich historical article. I normally love world-building, but this was a bit much. 

Stringers by Chris Panatier

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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

4.5

Incredibly unique premise that was executed magnificently. Hilarious and poignant. 

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

The Rise of the Civilizational State by Christopher Coker

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

adventurous funny fast-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

The Great When by Alan Moore
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

The writing style was unpleasant. It reads like a frenetic beat poem. Fine in small doses, but I didn’t want to consult an entire novel of it.