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108 reviews
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: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, 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: Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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.
Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride
challenging
informative
fast-paced
5.0
one of my favorite books to this day.
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Catalan Barbara Kingsolver.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent and War
Minor: Dementia
Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
I think she is so lost in purpling her prose, she's not really telling a story that's engaging.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
I couldn't handle the pandemic discussion.
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I really can't stand how Quick writes Pat like he's ten years old. It doesn't feel like Pat as a character is treated like an adult which becomes aggravating starting a third of the way through because it reads like an aged-up YA book. Not a bad thing, but I expected more depth.
Stay and Fight by Madeline ffitch
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 66%.
The slowest pacing and unlikable, boring characters.