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304 reviews

Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly

dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.0

This book makes a great case against prison abolitionism. Throw Luca in the Brig. 

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle

informative medium-paced

5.0

A fantastic history of how the economic ruling classes will do anything to disenfranchise indigenous peoples. I really like how this followed contemporary examples and then went back historically to other events and cases that lead up to these trials. 

The Flame & The Fallen by Dalia Davies

fast-paced

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

0.75

Well… I read it. 

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Deadman Wonderland, Vol. 5 by Jinsei Kataoka

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Very tense and sad. 

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

A very heavy yet important read. 

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

hopeful informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

I really liked this.  Solid intro to mutual aid and environmental justice. 

Ravager: A Dark Viking Romance Novella by Karina Halle

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Phantom by H.D. Carlton

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

It was fine but not good. I felt like the diary entries after the chapters were kinda redundant and ultimately nothing really happens? 

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I don’t even like sports but this eats.