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Great informative read. highly recommend. The more we know the more we can do to help save our planet. 
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed this book. The story is told through multiple perspectives and bounces between past and present to figure out 2 mysterious disappearances. I read this in a day because I didn't want to put it down.
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This narrative nonfiction pulls you in to what it would have been like to live through the Great Dust Bowl. Through personal stories this book reads like fiction and makes you think constantly "I can't believe people lived through that." Entertaining and informative. definitely recommend. 
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was entertaining. I would say if you go in just to be entertained and not look for plot holes it's a fun mystery. There are lots of charters it bounces between which can be a little hard to follow. 
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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This is a must read for anyone who isn't in the 1%. I believe the most important power we have to make change is where we spend our money. This is an inspiring short read with lots of actionable steps. Even if you are someone who never plans or cares to break the chains from Amazon this is a great read. Information is power, and I highly recommend!! It also provides lots of book recommendations to keep the conversation going.
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This book was so incredibly fascinating!! It was such a surprise. I really enjoy books in the morbid non-fiction genre but wasn't sure about this one. It wnded up being so good! The author pulls from personal journals of father and son executioners in 15th and 16th century Nuremberg. It tells the life story of the son. He fills in holes from local court documents, newspapers and then offers speculation based on the culture and how people lived in this time frame. He indicates when he is speculating and the why behind it. You become completely immersed in what it would be like to live in Nuremberg during this time and it is so fascinating and truly wild to imagine. To me this reads like fiction. It reminded me of the book The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown about the Donner Party. Brown also used speculation based on research about what it was like to live at that time. As you read it takes you back in time as part of a story rather than a purely academic study. But then he writes about the executions and interrogations in an academic way(I promise although I say academic I dont mean boring). The result being that this isn't an emotionally hard or grotesque read even though with the subject matter you would think it would be. It is so interesting! Highly, highly recommend to anyone! Give it a try even if isn't something you would normally go for. I think you will be surprised. I read this through double immersion (I read the  physical book as I listened to the audio). If you can I also highly recommend this. The book has illustrations pulled from court documents and local newspapers that add so much to the story and the narrator does a wonderful job telling the story. 
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This book read like fiction. I couldn't put it down. I had never heard anything about Toussaint L'ouverture. He was a fascinating human and this book was really is powerful. Highly recommend. 
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I truly loved this book. It was beautifully detailed, I felt completely emersed in this story and didn't want to put it down. There are lots of characters and story lines which can make it hard to follow. But each character is connected from one to the next. It is beautiful, magical and laugh loud funny at times. Loved this story! this is one that I will re-read and probably love it even more each time. As I got to the end I found myself excited to go back and read again.