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Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Natasha Trethewey

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

this book feels like a collage of memories--both the things we want to remember and the things we desperately wish we could forget--in the best way possible.

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

both of these men are not great, but if you are still Team Jacob after all of the wild stunts he pulled in these six hundred pages, you need to get a lobotomy.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

challenging dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

this kind of made me wish I had just re-read Hamlet.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

folks, I'm here to announce that Ray Bradbury saw into the future and I'm afraid it's very grim.

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Toni Morrison spends twenty pages dragging Ernest Hemingway to filth and I am simply thrilled by that.

The Souls of Black Folk (Dover Thrift Editions) by W.E.B. Du Bois

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Du Bois is the original academic weapon.

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

this is the most accurate depiction of a break up cause no one wants to be around a person who's just gotten their heart broken and I sure as hell did not want to be around Bella.

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

challenging hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

I've always been a believer, but something about C.S. Lewis's ability to define and discuss Christianity through such logical yet simple examples and reasoning has strengthened my belief.

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

somewhere in the world beyond, James Baldwin is screaming with joy because Ta-Nehisi Coates is here and as angry and poignant as ever.

The White Card: A Play by Claudia Rankine

challenging reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

this had some of the most riveting dialogue I've ever encountered, but some of it felt very heavy handed at times. nonetheless, a thought provoking piece I am very eager to continue engaging with.