cinn48's reviews
496 reviews

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Mike Chen, Saladin Ahmed, Olivie Blake, Fran Wilde, Charlie Jane Anders, Mary Kenney

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 32%.

Reading an entire book of short stories is difficult for me. There is nothing driving me back to it since each story is a different writer and character and until I get into it I don’t know if I will like the writing style, the character it is following, or the story happening.

It makes going back to the book feel like work.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

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adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

I’m not a fan of following an unreliable narrator, and I’m not sure if we are supposed to think the innovations of the future are good or bad.

Actually, I think we are supposed to think they are bad, but since we are following someone who both does and doesn’t think that it’s really open ended.

I think this story is more of an open playground where you can map your own thoughts and feelings into it and maybe that’s not what I want from a futuristic world.

I’m not sure how I feel about the book actually and maybe that’s the point.

Feminist City: A Field Guide by Leslie Kern

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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lighthearted fast-paced