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107 reviews

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

slow-paced

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

3.0

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.5

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.

This felt like reading a teenager’s diary. There are sentencs that are repeated in different ways, almost like there is a word count that needed to be fulfilled. The way it’s written feels like there was no editor involved.

There are references at the end of the book but nothing is cited in the chapters. It comes off as just a stream of consciousness without feeling like there is any backing to what is being said. It’s like we’re just sifting through her thoughts on things instead of being educated on the issues.

There is a lot of great info to be communicated here but the communication of it is just bad.

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-Involved-parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

informative inspiring reflective

4.75

The patient stories felt really corny at times, but I got a LOT out of this book. 

1984 by George Orwell

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0