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198 reviews

When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams

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4.75

Inside Out Egg by Grief, Grief, LossPoetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)Poetry / GeneralPoetry / Subjects & Themes / Death, LossPoetry / Subjects & Themes / FamilyPoetry / Subjects & Themes / Political & Protest, Poetry › Subjects & Themes › Death

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5.0

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

I wanted to finish this one but the toilet scene was too much

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The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing by Richard Hugo

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

5.0

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

I really loved everything about this collection but the last essay about Martha Stewart really just didn't land with me and kind of dampened the rest of the collection for me

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book scared the shit out of me. I read it one sitting and it took me less than 4 hours.

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Sıcak Bir Aşk Masalı by Meghan Nuttall Sayres

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4.0

Sort of like The Alchemist meets Penelope from the Odyssey! I love books with female leads, though I sort of wished she could have avoided being married lol