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240 reviews

Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Just not in the right headspace for this one at the moment. 
Will probably check it out again in the future 

Failosophy: A Handbook For When Things Go Wrong by Elizabeth Day

informative medium-paced

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

So close to perfect, but she kind of lost me towards the end

with the Mary Whitney/paranormal stuff

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

informative medium-paced

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer

lighthearted 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? No

3.0

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Great read! Highly recommend 

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am truly gobsmacked at how good this was. I... I need to sit down. Unreal. Unreal. 

Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This was so informative that I want a print copy to reread and annotate.