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Sociopath: a Memoir by Patric Gagne

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challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly interesting and informative.

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

I absolutely cannot with this writing. I'm 1/5 of the way through the book and feel no connection at all to any character. I'm not even interested in getting to know them. The description of setting and characters is clumsy and awkward. I feel like there was no editing at all in the writing process. I'm just annoyed.

The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor

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

4.5

Maybe my favorite Okorafor yet. Occurs before the events of "Who Fears Death." Very heavy.

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

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challenging funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great plot and pacing. Believable multidimensional characters.

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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

It's a YA novel. I remember reading in high school, and it mostly holds up! I am bothered only slightly by the silliness in some of the wording. It's a quick, enjoyable read with a nice side of social/political commentary.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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informative reflective slow-paced

1.5

The anecdotes are largely unhelpful, and the descriptions are often extreme (things like, "x type of parents ALWAYS do yz", emphasis mine). But the concepts can be interpreted and operationalized in a way that is helpful.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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