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Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong

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5.0

A necessary addition to the disability literature canon.
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

Utterly delightful.
Unspeakable Home: A Novel by Ismet Prcic

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medium-paced

4.5

"F*ck narrative coherence!" I recommend this book for people who enjoyed On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.
Chlorine by Jade Song

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Claustrophobic and gory. A tour de force.
The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola

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medium-paced

5.0

A powerful and extremely topical book. I recommend the audiobook because, not only is the narrator amazing, but it includes original audio from the Buckley Vs Baldwin debate in Cambridge.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

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4.25

I will need to revisit this, but the AI horror was truly unnerving.
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

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fast-paced

4.75

If you'd have told me I would love a book with the miscommunication trope, I would have laughed. Even if you explained that it was wrapped up in fake dating (my favourite trope). But Abby Jimenez strikes again! I love that this series focuses on women in their late 30s with lots of realistic relationship trauma.
The One by John Marrs

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fast-paced

3.75

It was really entertaining, but the ending of some of the stories were really disappointing.
The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song

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fast-paced

3.75

A fun and fast New Adult fantasy. The characters are pretty obvious, but I have hope the series might become more complex.