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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib

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emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

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4.0

Go to Sleep (I Miss You): Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood by Lucy Knisley

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emotional fast-paced

4.0

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Great world building, but not much happening in the world. The premise hooked me

(the main character can see ghouls)

, but there characters didn't have much depth (I wasn't really impacted when

Matthew died

. I wish there was more insight into Olivia's feelings at the end, how she feels about moving forward and knowing her predicament/fate

wasting away like Matthew

. Or maybe she won't, because of her

dad and being partially from the other world?

.

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It felt like the text needed to go through a few more rounds of edits; so much over-description through similes and metaphors (there are some good ones, but they are overshadowed by the constant use of others) and constant rephrasing, made it a slow read (nothing wrong with slow books, but it was just so repetitive). Loved the premise, historical retelling/perspective, characters and their backgrounds and strong relationships, and realistic representation of chronic illness. Mara Wilson is a fantastic narrator.

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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

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informative medium-paced

3.0

Definitely interesting. I wish it had been organized differently; sometimes the description of a cult or cult-like organization came a couple chapters after it was referenced. Each chapter could have been its own book. In some sections, the linguistics elements felt like more of an afterthought because so much page was spent on background.

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