brucy's reviews
262 reviews

Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen

challenging dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

Character Limit by Kate Conger, Ryan Mac

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

If I could pick one book to prepare for the next few years, this might be it. Also savage towards Dorsey and company. Very well written for anyone.

Shane by Jack Schaefer

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

Home Economics by Wendell Berry

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East by Uri Kaufman

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Public Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Wool by Hugh Howey

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced