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823 reviews

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris

informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

James by Percival Everett

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

dark slow-paced

4.25

The Will of the Many by James Islington

adventurous mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Blackouts by Justin Torres

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

A brilliant one of a kind read. Not my style of writing but I can see and appreciate the incredible talent required to produce it and the depth of its message. 

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

informative medium-paced

3.25

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Good Material by Dolly Alderton

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism by Thomas Frank

informative slow-paced

3.0

First half is great. Second half is very repetitive. 100 pages of someone trying to describe magazine ads and TV ads with words and no images is a long slog. Kept making the same point over and over and over.