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Brassaï L'universel (Midsize) by Jean-Claude Gautrand, Brassaï

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin

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dark informative slow-paced

4.0

Really enjoyable and would recommend the audiobook, but I do wish there was just a little more time spent on the 2014 discoveries and the details we know about the end of the expedition.
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War by Rohini Mohan

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challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

Smoke & Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen by Edward Lee

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informative medium-paced

3.5

I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR: Forward by Jonathan Wilson by Daisy Christodoulou

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.25

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

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adventurous funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The beast is slain!!!
Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland by Lavinia Greenlaw

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adventurous medium-paced

3.5

Great concept, the execution didn't dazzle like I hoped it would. Mainly this made me want to read the full unabridged diaries of Morris's trip to Iceland! Greenlaw's poetry sections were fine but they didn't evoke as much in me as I had hoped - they do show you what struck her about the passages which was interesting, I just think for most of the time I felt like they were just drawing my eye away from the text that actually interested me. This rating would be higher if it was just Morris's writings! 
The White Album by Joan Didion

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reflective medium-paced

2.5

I so want to be a Didion girly, but alas, I am not! First essay was brilliant, I got lost in the second section (ode to a highway? Chatting about Reagan's house?), and there were a few bright glimmers in the rest but I think the essays are just a little too detached and niche for me? 
Women by Mihail Sebastian

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

2.75

I wish the whole collection was as good as the first story!