maggiemaryamos's reviews
20 reviews

Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

adventurous funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover

dark emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

1.25

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.25

Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling by Anita Johnston

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

5.0

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

5.0

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0