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Mythos by Stephen Fry

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adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer by Rax King

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.0

The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Made it halfway through this one, I think Karr is full of great insight about the inner mind of a memoir writer but her writing style just wasn't for me. Also felt a little repetitive.

The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

I don't know why this one just is not for me. Maybe just too slow.

The Art and Craft of Feature Writing: Based on the Wall Street Journal Guide by William E. Blundell

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Did not finish book.

Did get through this one but mainly skimmed. Again, really well written and full advice for a feature reporter who may enjoy a stern mentor figure delivering it to them.

The Fact Checker's Bible: A Guide to Getting It Right by Sarah Harrison Smith

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I did finish this one but mainly skimmed. This is a really succinct and clear book, but probably only really useful to those interested in reporting and fact checking.

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

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dark tense medium-paced

2.5

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

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dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0