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193 reviews

Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.75

The narration is poor but the story itself was very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide

There's a part where the MC boasts about his genocide being bigger than Hitler's.

The Marketing Operations Handbook: A Complete Guide to Marketing Operations by Michael McKinnon

informative medium-paced

3.75

Ten Poems about Dogs by Jenni Murray

3.75

Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely incredible. A must read

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

Wonderfully light hearted and funny

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape

Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark

informative slow-paced

3.25

It was fine but tbh thought for a popular science book it was far too technical

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

A really insightful view into a part of history we don't normally see. Highly recommended.

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

emotional reflective tense slow-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, in my opinion, one of the greatest books ever written. It's exquisitely beautiful and the wording is so precise as to create discomfort and emotion but not gratuitously. Absolutely stunning, a must read 

Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh

funny medium-paced

3.75

Enjoyable enough but a printing error made a few chapters near the end very hard to read.

Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom by Marcelo d'Salete

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

I really wanted to like this, but there were simply too many panels that were just graphics, and with it being b&w, I feel like I couldn't really get into the stories.