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338 reviews

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

John does a good job at making something interesting that you just don't usually devote that much time to thinking about. I found the book inspiring, as it makes me want to live in a TB free world. It also makes me so grateful for modern medicine.

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I don't think that anything will live up to the first time that I read the hunger games, but I thoroughly enjoyed this and I think that it was a better entry for her series than Songbirds and Snakes.

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Pride and Prejudice in Space by Alexis Lampley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 4%.

It is literally the exact script from Pride and Prejudice and occaisionally  they mention that they are in space. When I picked up the book I thought that it was going to have the loose Pride and Prejudice plot with character archetypes and some problem in space that they needed to solve, but no. It felt like a cut and paste job and not a very good one.

Three Bags Full - Sheep Detective Story by Leonie Swann

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Skip・Beat!, Vol. 50 by Yoshiki Nakamura

slow-paced

3.0

Ghosts: Brought to Life by Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton

funny informative relaxing medium-paced

5.0

GHOSTS: The Button House Archives by Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton

funny informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Although I was disappointed by what ended up being in the box in the end, I did think that the overall message of the book was good and it made me think about the way that I use the internet.

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0