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Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin

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

3.5

Lots of anxiety and not enough plot for my taste
This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

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dark reflective fast-paced

3.5

Glad to see some awareness of how adverse childhood experiences impact outcomes for children and that thinking about social safety nets but knowing more about his life didn't leave me with an understanding of his values just that he was successful at adapting through unhealthy family dynamics. Also talks about how poor and damaged his community was but his family sounded like they did just fine paying for his mom's rehab and buying TI-83 calculators. Not saying he didn't go through some trials but also sounded like he had alot of help and opportunities handed to him along the way and think he has some catch ups about it. 
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande

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informative fast-paced

3.0

Checklists can help avoid mistakes when teams are executing complex work or decision making partially due to better communication and partially due to slowing down. Surgeons have a reputation for big egos and that comes through in delivery.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

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dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5