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181 reviews

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

dark hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz

funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Home by Nnedi Okorafor

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? Yes

3.0

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous 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? No

2.0

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Audio book narration is not good. Will pick up a print version in the future

When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanich, Michael Forsythe

dark informative medium-paced

Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War by Andrew Lee

informative fast-paced

Short, witty, scathing, and full of experience. Lee offers a deeply researched but easily digestible refutation of the displacement economy. With examples of struggles from cities around the world (San Jose, Havana, Berlin, Shenzhen, Philadelphia) we see how gentrification isn't just a biproduct of late capitalism but a cornerstone that the global economy depends on to function. 

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

5.0

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0