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649 reviews
Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking by Mehdi Hasan
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Islamophobia
Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right by Michael Brooks
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
A bit scattered but has some great info!
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Great Illustrated Classics) by Howard J. Schwach, Jules Verne, Pablo Marcos Studio
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
The Time Machine (Great Illustrated Classics) by Shirley Bogart, H.G. Wells
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments by Nathan J. Robinson
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and Ocd: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents by Eli R. Lebowitz
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.25
It's my personal bias as therapist who practices emotionally focused therapy and accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy, but I wish he'd leaned even further into the acceptance of emotions bit and more explicitly teaching our kids self-compassion, but good content anyway!
TaleSpin: Flight of the Sky-Raker: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 2: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 2 by Michael T. Gilbert, Robert Bat, Bobbi J.G. Weiss
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-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? Yes
3.75
It was hard to process through what I felt about this book, as I kept thinking I'd learn what it was about any minute while reading it, but then still wasn't initially sure when it ended. The longer I've sat with it, though, the more I've decided I like it. It hits all the points for a Philip K. Dick book, so if you're up for some mind-bending and reality-questioning, go for it!
The Book of Cthulhu by Tim Pratt, David Drake, Michael Shea, T.E.D. Klein, Kage Baker, Ann K. Schwader, Elizabeth Bear, Brian Lumley, Molly Tanzer, Charles Stross, Bruce Sterling, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Pugmire, Thomas Ligotti, Brian McNaughton, Cherie Priest, Gene Wolfe, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Ross E. Lockhart, John Hornor Jacobs, Joe R. Lansdale, Edward Morris, Charles R. Saunders, Steve Duffy, John Langan, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fatphobia, War, Racial slurs, Violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder