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120 reviews

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

2.5

Dense. 
Spiritual.

One Hundred Days by Patrick Robinson, Sandy Woodward

adventurous informative fast-paced

4.25

Maybe if all wars were this short their retelling could be as sharp and honest.

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

Hear me out. Yes a 3. The character is hard to like at times. And the whole setting is yucky including the plodding writing and housemates. Some gems of both too. But that’s the point. And the weight of narrative around the books makes you stop and think often.

HHhH by Laurent Binet

4.0

Like the story.
Weird writing style.
Lots and I mean LOTS of nice short chapters.

Mala's Cat: A Memoir of Survival in World War II by Mala Kacenberg

slow-paced

3.0

Quick read. A strong premise. 

My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit

informative slow-paced

2.0

Informative. Some valuable insights. 

A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History by Manoj Vijayan, Joseph Wurtenbaugh
Did not finish book.

Liked the ‘what if’ idea.

Alice Diamond And The Forty Elephants: Britain's First Female Crime Syndicate by Brian McDonald
Did not finish book.

informative

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Hare subject matter. Insight on crimes against women written by a woman hits harder and more authentically.

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.25

It ground to a halt in the middle otherwise this would be 5.
An ethereal mystery Sri Lankan Noir.