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82 reviews

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

So cute! 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Not my favorite epic tale but a good one

Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger by Lama Rod Owens

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

3.75

Gender/Fucking: the Pleasures and Politics of Living in a Gendered Body by Florence Ashley

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0