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243 reviews
All-Night Pharmacy by Ruth Madievsky
adventurous
dark
fast-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
4.25
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays by Albert Camus
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
“…Perhaps the greatness of art lies in the perpetual tension between beauty and pain…”
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-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
Wow, never read anything like this. A book whose prose was visible, tangible. Gut-wrenching, it shocks all of your senses. It should have won the Booker award.
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
(100th book!) Wow, this book is an incredible family saga. It is raw, it is honest, it is a mirror. It feels to me like it could sit with Pachinko and Homegoing, two other family sagas I hold dear. Hala Alayan’s prose is incredibly endearing, even with the most painful and horrid of topics with themes of loss of identity, and how the Palestinian diaspora effects generations each in an unique way. A must read!
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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
5.0
Hiroshima by John Hersey
5.0
This book is a necessary read for everyone, especially those in the US. The contextualization of our country’s military and wake of damage is incredibly important now more than ever. The intimate style that Prof Hersey shares the survivors stories is incredibly personable and moving. The work is out there, the responsibility is ours to engage.