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The Overstory by Richard Powers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Too many stories. I wish he had spent more time on a few stories because the numerous are too short to have any character growth. It feels like a slap job of different story ideas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Beowulf by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Neil Gaiman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Not interested enough
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
fast-paced
2.0
Poorly written as all get out.
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love the fig tree as a narrator!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Alcohol, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Homophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism and Torture
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, with a New Preface by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
Relatively easy to read and digest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence, and Black Women in the City of Brotherly Love, 1880-1910 by Kali N. Gross
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Very dense but informative
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Confinement, and Sexual violence
Minor: Violence
A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
The characters are just so unlikeable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Cursing
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
Could not get past the weird + consistant fatphobia.