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12 reviews
Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power by Seth Rosenfeld
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Lets you come to your own conclusions based on the events rather than spelling it out for you, however it feels like drowning in information at times.
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Violence
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.75
Very dense, gave me a lot to talk about with people interested in the topic. Speaking with people raised fundamentalist/evangelical, i was surprised how many of them recognized names I’d never heard of.
5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities by Bill Eddy
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Insight on personality disorders. It introduces a fairly new theory of high conflict personalities that can coincide with PDs and make someone the villain of someone else’s life. The language is fairly accessible, as well.
I wouldn’t say it’s empathetic or healing focused for people with PDs, though it focuses on behavior patterns and encourages self awareness, as well as mediating and solution-focused approaches to personal disputes. Not all narcissists are abusers, but awareness of shifting blame would ‘fix’ them, not just calling them a narcissist.
I wouldn’t say it’s empathetic or healing focused for people with PDs, though it focuses on behavior patterns and encourages self awareness, as well as mediating and solution-focused approaches to personal disputes. Not all narcissists are abusers, but awareness of shifting blame would ‘fix’ them, not just calling them a narcissist.
Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Reese girl you ARE the proletariat. Torrey Peters is on the higher end of that shrinking middle class I think
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Abortion
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
knocked off half a star for predictability, though it was still exciting
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Colonisation, and Confinement
Minor: War