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482 reviews

Somebody's Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Reefscape: Reflections on the Great Barrier Reef by Rosaleen Love

informative reflective slow-paced

3.25

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Did not finish book.

DNF. I was reading it for fun, not for study, and I got to a certain point where everybody was happy (or at least optimistic about their prospects) and I realised that if I kept going everyone would just be unhappy. So I didn't.

Jane on Her Own by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Catwings Return by Ursula K. Le Guin

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Mouse Time: Two Stories by Rumer Godden

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Mouse House by Rumer Godden, Adrienne Adams

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

The Mousewife by Heidi Holder Godden, Rumer Godden

challenging hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexism

"Animal cruelty" and "Confinement" because the story features an animal being kept in a cage despite clearly being unhappy in captivity. I'm not sure if "Domestic abuse" and "Sexism" are overstating the case, but the mouse husband is depicted in ways reminiscent of some human husbands, and I don't think that's unintentional.