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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Mariame Kaba, Kelly Hayes

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.25

Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism by Michael Parenti

informative fast-paced

3.0

The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class by David R. Roediger

challenging informative slow-paced

4.75

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

emotional fast-paced

2.0

Gender essentialist, and overly simplified in its view of folklore traditions. This feels irresponsible to the cultures it draws stories from. Truly kooky. 

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

adventurous slow-paced

2.75

African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa by Michael Gomez

informative slow-paced

4.0

Gender and Our Brains: How New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female Minds by Gina Rippon

informative medium-paced

3.75

The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

emotional medium-paced

3.75