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The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War by Rohini Mohan
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
4.0
Sri Lankan literature has a sadness about it. This does a good job personalising it.
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
I love Medusa.
A very hard slow read. Lots of back reading needed. But the second reads were always better.
A very hard slow read. Lots of back reading needed. But the second reads were always better.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr
informative
3.0
Scholarly. Well supported.
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
It seems we are all products of colonialism which this book communicates so well.
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan
informative
medium-paced
3.75
The overall thesis is overdone and hard to support. But this telling inadvertently provides a brilliant summary of all theories about who gave up the Franks.
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
Lovely way to read about history - though food.
On the Trail of the Serpent: The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj by Julie Clarke, Richard Neville
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
2.5
A top tier true crime.
Midnight In Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt's Roaring '20s by Raphael Cormack
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
Amazing women in a more free time. I’d have loved this world.