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206 reviews

Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley

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informative fast-paced

3.5

Important argument, but not exactly new. For a pop-scholarly essay, this isn’t a bad book but it doesn’t really convey anything particularly radical or revelatory for anyone who’s even somewhat familiar with the subject. Put differently, this isn’t bad scholarship, just lazy scholarship.

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

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reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Death of a Writer by Michael Collins

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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The Reactionary Spirit: How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World by Zack Beauchamp

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informative medium-paced

3.75

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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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

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The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation by Randall Fuller

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medium-paced

3.5

Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih

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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.

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The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies by Keith Seifert

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informative medium-paced

3.5

Afterword by Nina Schuyler

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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

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Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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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