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The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How To Decolonize the Creative Classroom (BreakBeat Poets) by Felicia Rose Chavez

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I thought it was going to be “workshop in a book” self-help style, and it kind of was. But it was also a lot of “for teachers by a teacher,” how to teach such a class. It made me want to take a similar writing class to the one she described, very different from my college creative writing classes. 

Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman

reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

There was a lot of missing context. I wish the editor had added more detail of how he knew certain people. Since most of his 1990s movies are difficult to find now, I skipped to the movies I’ve actually seen. I wanted to read a biography of Alan Rickman instead. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Waypoints: My Scottish Journey by Sam Heughan

adventurous hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

As an Outlander fan, I liked learning more about Sam as a person. I knew about his charity work but not his career in the theater or his passion for nature. 

The Snow Hare by Paula Lichtarowicz

sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer by Jeff VanderMeer

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Helpful advice and info, but the outdated stuff like “San Diego’s Comic Con is only for comic books” was hilarious. 

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

emotional hopeful sad tense 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

Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone: A Fifth-Dimension Guide to Life by Mark Dawidziak

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

Very repetitive. I thought it would have one “lesson” per episode but it didn’t. 

Planet of the Apes: Visionaries by Paolo Rivera, Rod Serling, Dana Gould, Pierre Boulle, Chad Lewis

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I read an excerpt and then went to go buy it. 
Exactly what I needed, a way to be gentle with myself instead of worrying about not cleaning “correctly.” 

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0