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29 reviews

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.25

Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt

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informative medium-paced

3.5

A bit bloated by deep dives into case studies of military history and business history, but the core tenants were excellent. I skimmed or skipped entire sections that I felt were belaboring the point or simply extending the lecture's main thrust.
The Last by Hanna Jameson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
The protagonist is insufferable
Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

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

4.0

Extremely intense. Not for the faint of heart. Excruciating, valiant, disorienting and well crafted.
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Fatphobic characterizations within the first 10 pages is a no from me.
The Searcher by Tana French

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.
Got bored 
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
I really want to like memoirs and I just don't. I will probably keep trying but this one is a miss.
Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 56%.
Hhhhhhhh I was so so into this until I super wasn't. A bummer, I loved the setting and the narration style.
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
I'm just not into it
The Whisper Man by Alex North

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

4.0