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177 reviews

challenging tense slow-paced

3.25

I think I read this book incorrectly, because I didn't fully grasp everything. Mostly, it seemed to be Christian meeting people who reflect their name exactly, and then the same story with Christiana. I didn't find this very interesting, but maybe I will like it more in the future.

Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction by Klaus Dodds

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challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

This book had a problem where instead of introducing methods of analysis with geopolitics (or something, I don't know anything about geopolitics) it just showed the history of geopolitics (which is good) and talked about the War on Terror, with what I assume was geopolitical analysis, which means I was left with some knowledge on the War on Terror but not really about geopolitics.

Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet by Matthew T. Huber

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

I found this book excellent, and something I would recommend anyone interested in combatting climate change give a read.

Coming Up For Air by George Orwell

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The thing I found most interesting about this book was not the falsity of nostalgia, but the juxtaposition in my mind of pre-WWI Britain and the present day. For example, I view fishing as something mostly adults do, but kids do too, and Hilda views fishing as totally childish. There are other examples too, such as Bowling insisting that him being fat is absolutely ridiculous, when he is around 200 pounds, not an especially crazy number today.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and Other Strange Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I liked Jekyll and Hyde, even though we all know the ending. I also liked the Bottle Imp. The other stories were very forgettable, and Weir of Hermiston was honestly just awfully unreadable. I had to look up too many words in a dictionary and they often just didn't come up. The dialogue was difficult too (I'm not Scottish!).

Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology by J. Ferguson Susan

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

A very fascinating collection which was very informative and interesting. I enjoyed essentially every single selection. I don't really know anything about sociology, but this was very nice.

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card

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funny tense fast-paced