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Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0


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Motherhood by Sheila Heti

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challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

I still think her boyfriend kinda sucked though.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

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

4.25

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Too much casual rape culture and misogyny. I get that it was the 90s but life is too short. Bye. 

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The Sellout by Paul Beatty

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dark funny 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 Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous dark 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

3.25

Maybe I just don't like fantasy?
Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell

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

4.25

Read in a day! Sign of a good book.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

The writing is beautiful but the objectivism philosophy is laid on too heavy handed that often getting through character speeches becomes a slog.

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Ghosts of Westfield by Nicole R. Kobrowski

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funny informative mysterious fast-paced

1.5

Does it need a proofread and an editor? Is 99% of it speculation? Yes. Was there uncomfortable interchangeable referring to enslaved people as 'fugitives?' Mmhmm. But for all its white-person-self-publishing-a-paranormal-local-history-book-in-2011 faux pas, it was very silly and I did enjoy moments of how ridiculous it was. I even came away with one spooky nightmare because I am highly suggestible. This is a loving 1.5 star rating. 

I wish there was more exploration of the indigenous people that lived in Indiana rather than the passing mention. But to be fair, this was written before the decolonising lenses on US history expected now.

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