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566 reviews

On a Woman's Madness by Astrid H. Roemer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.

Very fragmented and doesn't have a lot of structure. I read 20% in one sitting and enjoyed it, but after putting the book down for a few days and continuing to read, I am lost. 

What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

Day by Michael Cunningham

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen by Yasmin Khan

5.0

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.

Very hard to follow. The punctuation was abysmal, maybe on purpose, but I think it ultimately did a disservice to the book.

Concise Guide to Jazz by Mark C. Gridley

informative

4.0

The Little Schemer, Fourth Edition by Matthias Felleisen, Daniel P. Friedman

informative

4.0

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

2.75

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75