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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

4.0

kinda gross, but very interesting, and it was nice to see my condition (dysphagia) talked about.

The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

could have been written way better but I couldn't put it down.

The Apparitionists: A Tale of Phantoms, Fraud, Photography, and the Man Who Captured Lincoln's Ghost by Peter Manseau

dark informative slow-paced

2.0

The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights by Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Bridget Collins, Sara Collins, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Elizabeth Macneal

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

5.0

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt

adventurous dark funny informative

5.0

Queer Hauntings: True Tales of Gay & Lesbian Ghosts by Ken Summers

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

underwhelming 

The Last Séance by Agatha Christie

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0