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312 reviews

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this weird little experimental novel. Waidner's speculative story interrogates and toys with ideas of power, class and social positionality, identity, performativity, and our understanding of spatiotemporality. It's also chock-full of elements of the surreal, distorted Disney imagery, and little literary Easter eggs.

If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury by Geraldine DeRuiter

informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems by Hala Alyan

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle by Anna Shechtman

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Come & Get It by Kiley Reid
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Portrait of a Body by Julie Delporte

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Clein

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

House Cat: Inspirational Interiors and the Elegant Felines Who Call Them Home by Paul Barbera

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced