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51 reviews

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

3.75

The Outsider by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This Bright Future: A Memoir by Bobby Hall
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

I found the writing style to be difficult to get through. I also struggled with over abundance of extremely vulgar language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, and Drug abuse

The Will of the Many by James Islington

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

adventurous informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

I found the harrowing tale of The Wager and its crew to be a fascinating study in the will to live and how much one can endure when faced with demise.

The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.75

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

3.5