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203 reviews
The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World by Zack Beauchamp
informative
medium-paced
3.75
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
suicide
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Murder
The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation by Randall Fuller
medium-paced
3.5
Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Extremely disappointing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Mass/school shootings
The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies by Keith Seifert
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Afterword by Nina Schuyler
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide and War
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
4.0
Ponyboy by Eliot Duncan
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writing is skillful, no doubt. But the plot is too drawn out, too repetitive for my taste. The book feels like a short story or novella stretched into a novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism