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152 reviews

The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

challenging dark funny informative mysterious slow-paced

3.75

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias by Kevin Cook

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart

funny informative medium-paced

3.75

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves by J.B. MacKinnon

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House by Eleanor Herman

dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris

funny reflective medium-paced

2.5

My Husband by Maud Ventura

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25