moranguinhos's reviews
68 reviews

Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

bob is an amazing storyteller, but there were a lot of vocal flubs, false starts & odd pauses in the audiobook that made the reading feel clunky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Outing, War

The Female Man by Joanna Russ

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

i love you alternate/parallel universes i love you gender fuckery i love you dystopian futures destroyed by wars of the past i love you age gap lesbian sex i love you meta writing i love you mixed perspectives

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Lesbophobia, War

Naked by David Sedaris

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Antisemitism

First Year Healthy by Michael DeForge

funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill

adventurous dark informative inspiring fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Moomin Adventures: Book One by Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Wormwood: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

Junky by William S. Burroughs

adventurous challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Police brutality