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56 reviews

Automated Customer Service by John Scalzi

funny fast-paced

4.0

ell o ell mr thorpe so funny

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

beautiful beautiful beautiful, beautiful boy. the devil works hard but my tear ducts worked harder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

i can see why good book i just don’t like moshfeghs writing. like i’m constantly confused and feel like i’m missing out on a joke??? just assumed myorar was like an overhyped book but definitely an author issue. soz besties i wanted to love her too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

loved this so much that i would have totally devoured the book in one night if it hadn’t been for the fact i cried 4 times and threw up twice. i think that pretty much sums up the reading experience here….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Spring by Ali Smith

funny lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

kinda felt like a tesco bestseller book but got in one of those book blind date things so…

She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Megan Twohey, Jodi Kantor

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

my god. must read. super fascinating to learn about the behind the scenes process of what i only really saw the end result of. love love love. 

Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Today by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

Book was super good and will come back to it!!! Just have an enormous tbr and wanna read when its more appropriate for school!!! Lots of love

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is what Sally Rooney wishes she was.