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Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

if you like YA you’re going to love this.

it was objectively a really good YA novel and more original than a lot of the rehashed stuff we’ve been seeing lately but honestly i was kind of bored ?? i think it could be because i didn’t care about the characters that much but i can’t figure out why like yeah they were a little bit flat but not NPC vibes. i also figured out a lot of the big reveal vibes early on which made of lot of the “foreshadowing” passages feel redundant & boring

idk maybe i’m just too old for YA? that’s a sad thought :(

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

read the title novella the day after trump being reelected and fcking hell it’s just too real

this book should be mandatory reading in schools. although, as the author says:

“[…] do you think it would change anything? […]”
“I’m sure it wouldn’t. People can convince themselves of anything if they want badly enough to believe it.”

Educated by Tara Westover

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

i get why it’s so hyped

i found the first part to be the most interesting, the second dragged a wee bit but still very interesting

it’s very interesting to read this in 2024, i wonder how different this book would be if it were written now - esp regarding the post lockdown rise in nationalism & current gaza genocide

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark fast-paced