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144 reviews

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Colonisation, and War

True Biz by Sara Nović

informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed the deep dive into Deaf culture and the different perspectives of the characters, but

I found the ending quite disappointing.  It was too abrupt and left too much unresolved in my opinion.

 

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

emotional informative tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Grief, Rape, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Gun violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom by Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

informative medium-paced

3.5

The Dry by Jane Harper

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

Girl at War by Sara Nović

emotional informative 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Rape, and War

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Country of Origin by Dalia Azim

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I need closure 😩

A Time to Kill by John Grisham

tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Rape