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232 reviews

A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America by Lizabeth Cohen

informative slow-paced

3.0

The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts

challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tannenberg: Clash of Empires 1914 by Dennis E. Showalter

dark funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Post-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Bookchin, like most anarchist writers, is unable to make a convincing argument with any kind of data or evidence. And this book, like most anarchist texts, makes claims that are refuted within a decade post-writing. For one of the two main leftist ideologies, its bizarre how often anarchists seem to ignore pesky concepts such as geography, history, available resources, any material conditions at all, in favor of writing angry-yet-hopeful tracts with pie-in-the-sky ideals and without any ideas of how to even take a baby step to get there.

The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Class War, USA: Dispatches from Workers' Struggles in American History by Brandon Weber

informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0