jmarquette's reviews
87 reviews

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur

funny informative

5.0

Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West

funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

5.0

Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

5.0

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the Fbi's War on the American Indian Movement by Peter Matthiessen

challenging informative

5.0

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

5.0

How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood by P.E. Moskowitz

informative medium-paced

5.0

This is my favorite book to use as an introduction to housing / homelessness issues. Less dense than evicted and less stats heavy than Color of Law, it does a great job of condensing a lot of info into digestible sections.  

Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair by Danielle Sered

informative

5.0

This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

5.0