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146 reviews

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Very well written! Kind and easy to understand. Excellent points are made. Love that she looks at multiple forms of cults (religious, mlm, fitness, social media influencer) 

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

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Super amazing therapy type knowledge in this! Super validating! Loved the actionable items and how it tells you how to think (but like, not in a bad way haha). Easy to understand, simple. 

Courageous Queens by Angela Buckingham

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Simple and interesting and inspiring stories! A great book for kids to learn about untold stories in history. 

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

Excellently written. Short read. Great information. Well done! 

The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Loved her voice and writing style! I would definitely recommend this book to people who struggle with spending too much. She did the ban in the best way possible and had great insights that would be good for people to hear. 

And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So interesting! I wish there was more of a discussion online about this book because I feel like there is a ton to unpack. It was fun to discover more information as we went. At one part I was GIGGLING because it was so clever and funny. Amazing! 

Eye of the Shoal: A Fishwatcher's Guide to Life, the Ocean and Everything by Helen Scales

informative slow-paced

3.0

She did a great job explaining difficult concepts in an easy to understand way. It did get boring towards the end as I got less interested and as the descriptions got more complicated. 

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

adventurous inspiring reflective sad 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

This is what should be read in schools when teaching about slavery and the struggles of black people in the United States history (except there is sex so it probably wouldn't be). Each story connects to the others. They are all beautifully written. 

To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

It was very predictable, but that didn't stop me from loving every second of it. Very fun. Loved learning about her relationships with others. Well written! Cute! 

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

medium-paced

3.0

I can see how it would be insightful, but I thought it was kind of weird. It would be a great conversation starter if read in a book club!