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654 reviews

The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Man whats not to love. I particularly picked up the threads around kip relating to this family as someone who lives apart but still holds to their home culture. Resonant stuff. 

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

adventurous challenging funny mysterious 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

3.0

The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

As a reader i needed to constantly balance the authors perspective vs my own take on the rigjt to privacy and autonomy. This is the ongoing conundrum. Presents some interesting materials. 

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

Lends itself extremely well to audiobook treatment. Teases some good ethical questions. 

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

Couldn't see the eventual point though the ways conspiracy work can attract believers was interesting enough 

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Occasionally repetitive but otherwise deeply insightful in connecting the personal narratives to macro trends

Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

All That Remains by Sue Black

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5