lyss_cypher's reviews
25 reviews

The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

5.0

Faith, Hope and Carnage by Sean O'Hagan, Nick Cave

reflective medium-paced

4.75

Medicine Stories: Essays for Radicals by Aurora Levins Morales

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity by La Marr Jurelle Bruce

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Corpse Whale by dg nanouk okpik

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.5

Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time by Laura Khoudari

reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75