kens_'s reviews
79 reviews

Who's Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler

challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

5.0

A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros

hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

4.5

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise by Kirkpatrick Sale

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

informative

5.0