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502 reviews
The Salmon Who Dared to Leap Higher by Ahn Do-Hyun
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Well this is the scariest book I've ever read, and it's so good, like everything Grady Hendrix does. He's one of those authors who is so good at using horror as a genre to encourage the reader to examine real issues and problems. This book isn't about a haunted house or possessed puppets or creepy dolls, it's about the poisonous nature of family secrets and generational trauma and the hard work of grieving. But also, and I cannot stress this enough, it's about possessed puppets and creepy dolls. 😱
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book made me feel seen more deeply than any other memoir ever has. I'm still reeling from the surprise of that. The author is a queer nonbinary immigrant Muslim woman of color. I am a bisexual-married-to-a-man cis American Episcopalian with skin the color of skim milk. And yet.
At the end of a yoga practice, my favorite YouTube yogi often closes by saying "There is a place inside of you where all the Universe dwells. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, we are one." Reading this book felt like that.
At the end of a yoga practice, my favorite YouTube yogi often closes by saying "There is a place inside of you where all the Universe dwells. When you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, we are one." Reading this book felt like that.