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Your Body is not Your Body: An Anthology by Matt Blairstone, Alex Woodroe
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da’Shaun Harrison
challenging
informative
reflective
5.0
incredibly informative and important
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Police brutality
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
5.0
great introduction to prison abolitionism! i kept wishing it would go into further detail, but because it is an introductory text i understand the need to keep it brief. would absolutely recommend to help people understand the basic concepts involved in prison abolition and why it's necessary.
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
this book expanded my mind and awakened so much wonder in me for fungi. fungi have always been a curiosity for me but sheldrake has stoked it into a much deeper interest... this book was slow to digest at first as i don't have much of a background in science, but the more i read it the more the concepts became familiar to me and the more my mind adapted to them. i'm gonna start growing mushrooms in my home now because of this book. not to get personal on storygraph.com, however. i've long been drawn to mycology but thought i wasn't smart enough for that kind of thing. for that reason, it actually felt vulnerable for me to start opening myself back up to reading about scientific topics like this. taking that leap back into my natural curiosity and wonder was really rewarding. i feel like this book was exactly what i needed at this point in my life to show me new possibilities of all kinds <3
The Troop by Nick Cutter
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
that was a lot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Goddess of Filth by V. Castro
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this book is like, honest to god, something really special <3
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i truly could not get into this one
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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