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The Qur'an by Anonymous

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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles by Kate Flannery

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

enjoyed this more than i anticipated! as someone whose teen years were THE AA TENNIS SKIRT years, i devoureddddd this book

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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Just Kids by Patti Smith

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Death By a Thousand Cuts: Stories by Shashi Bhat

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

so interesting! loved the storytelling, albeit depressing at times

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Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono

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informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

interesting concept that did not need to be 177 pages long? could have been a fully summary in like 30 pages. the idea of different hats to handle complicated problems one at a time is very helpful! i wish there was references to the stats and claims he was making, particularly around “chinese & japanese philosophy”?

Blood Betrayal by Ausma Zehanat Khan

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challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

really picks up in the second half - first half felt like we were going over and over the same details

a challenging story about the lives destroyed at the hands of law enforcement in the US - a painful reminder that black and brown bodies are held less in the eyes of the state

while the themes of this book are ever present and relevant to todays world, the ending was a bit unexpected (in a good way) - kept me very engaged in a way that challenged my viewpoints

many thanks to Ausma Khan herself for sending me this copy🩵

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