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American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church by Andrew L. Whitehead

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Take All of Us by Natalie Leif

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Wow…this one twisted my heart. 

The pitfalls of liberalism by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Simple Sabotage Field Manual by U.S. Office of Strategic Services

informative medium-paced

4.5

Granted, outdated. However, there is still some excellent information for every day citizens to execute direct action. 

Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me) by Gary Janetti

fast-paced

1.0

Yeah no. Absolutely not. This may just be a conflict of personalities but I cannot stomach the absolute pretentious, self-absorbed, petty….everything that is these essays. Not one of them was salvageable. 

Rebent Sinner by Ivan Coyote

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

DNF’d at 52% - my mind kept wandering and I was so uninvested in any of these characters or the plot. I’ll have to revisit at a different time/when I’m in the right headspace. 

The Triumph of the Lions by Stefania Auci

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Some of the dialect pronunciation is interesting but overall an enjoyable listen.