coffeeshopvibes's Reviews (60)

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

Real Queer America: Lgbt Stories from Red States

Samantha Allen

2.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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This is not a bad book, I was just not the target audience. As someone who grew up in rural Idaho, I felt like Allen wasn’t saying anything new. This was geared towards people who have lived their lives in big cities and are not familiar with rural America. I understand how this book would appeal to a lot of people but wasn’t for me personally in the end. 

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

Cho Nam-joo

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love

Stan Tatkin

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

The Collected Schizophrenias

Esmé Weijun Wang

4.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately

Alicia Cook

3.5

emotional hopeful slow-paced

Normal People

Sally Rooney

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Stone Butch Blues

Leslie Feinberg

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide, Police brutality

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

Hank Green

4.0

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

you can not burn the sun

Matthew Charles

4.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced