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The Age of Seeds: How Plants Hacked Time and Why Our Future Depends on It by Fiona McMillan-Webster

hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I would’ve loved to have seen a mention of how Israel is actively trying to erase the Palestinian plant history of that region by planting non-natives and destroying farmland, if we’re going to talk about how important indigenous connection to land is. Still, good information here! Reminds me of ‘Eating to Extinction’ in a lot of ways. 

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Tuesday Evenings With The Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate Solly

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Third Day, the Frost by John Marsden

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Sunday's Garden: Growing Heide by Kendrah Morgan, Lesley Harding, Mirka Mora

informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century by Olga Ravn

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0