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422 reviews

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

3.0

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

1.0

and the award for "most words used to convey a simple idea" goes to....

Long Division by Kiese Laymon

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to like this book a lot more than I did. 

Been There, Done That: A Rousing History of Sex by Rachel Feltman

adventurous funny informative reflective

5.0

hilarious and deeply reassuring. everyone should read this.

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

finished reading and immediately scrolled back to the beginning to read it again. just incredible.

Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser

challenging hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

beautiful. stunning. this book inspired me to write again for the first time in years 

Chasing American Monsters: Over 250 Creatures, Cryptids & Hairy Beasts by Jason Offutt

dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious

3.0

annoyingly repetitive, both in terms of the writing itself and the entries

Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

holy unlikeable protagonist, Batman!

Return of the Sea Otter: The Story of the Animal That Evaded Extinction on the Pacific Coast by Todd McLeish

hopeful informative

5.0