pathological_reader's Reviews (841)

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

Baek Se-hee

4.0
emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Trap by Melanie Raabe

The Trap

Melanie Raabe

4.0
dark inspiring mysterious tense slow-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
Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray

Calling Invisible Women

Jeanne Ray

3.5
challenging funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

What We Lose

Zinzi Clemmons

3.5
slow-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: No
What We Remember Will Be Saved: A Story of Refugees and the Things They Carry by Stephanie Saldaña

What We Remember Will Be Saved: A Story of Refugees and the Things They Carry

Stephanie Saldaña

4.25
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

5.0
hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I continue to be lifted by Ibi Zoboi’s words, insights, characters, stories and story arcs. Another I could not put down and will recommend.
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo

Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too

Ijeoma Oluo

4.5
hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced
Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone by Minna Salami

Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone

Minna Salami

4.75
hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife by Eric Schlich

Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife

Eric Schlich

3.75
challenging hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

5.0
hopeful informative mysterious 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: Yes
I could not put this book down - it has so many beautiful interconnected bits of goodness - Harlem Renaissance, Love, history, root wisdom, botany and 2024 perspectives.