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557 reviews

The Bitch by Pilar Quintana

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dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara Ehrenreich

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informative slow-paced

2.0

The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Guest by Emma Cline

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher

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3.0

The Colony by Audrey Magee

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75 enjoyed the relationship between the artist, apprentice and conversations around artistic license, the effects of art on culture, etc. JP, French linguist, was introduced late and felt like an afterthought so while his backstory was interesting I had a hard time investing in him as a character. It’s a quiet, somber book good for a dreary day. 
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

3.0

Found the conservatorship pieces most interesting. I guess everyone already knew about all that with the #FreeBritney movement but I didn’t understand just how twisted it was. Surprised more people seem to be talking about Justin Timberlake than how absolutely immoral her family was. I can’t imagine doing those things to my own family member. Tragic. 
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow

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dark informative slow-paced

3.0

Too many names for me to follow clearly but I learned quite a bit about Nazis in America. 
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Haven’t read much about out the dust bowl and really enjoyed this. Very steady pace and well developed characters. The ending had me in tears. Enjoyed the authors interview at the end and hearing how the main character Elsa didn’t really take the lead until she was well into writing the book.
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Really enjoyed the interview format of the book, the audio production and voice acting were fantastic. This book really hooked me and I listened to the whole thing in 24 hours but I was hoping for a bit more Sci-Fi.
Spoiler! It ends up being a big walking alien weapon but they don’t get any further with discovering who left it or the science behind it. Perhaps this all comes in book #2 as the cliff hanger ending suggests.