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443 reviews

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink, Leif Babin

informative medium-paced

2.0

In the intro, it says that this book is not about bragging about all their death defining SEAL missions, but this is a lie. Some of the advice I also disagreed with, like firing two employees who don’t get along because the bottom line is more important than any individual... can confirm I would never want to work for either of these men, even if they claim they would risk their lives for me because that’s what good leaders do.

Julia by Sandra Newman

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Murder

The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump by Alexander Ward

medium-paced

2.0

How can a book on Biden’s foreign policy barley mention China…

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Jim Collins, Stephen R. Covey

slow-paced

2.5

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0