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14 reviews

Emergency!: Behind the Scene by Rozane Sutherland, Richard Yokley

funny informative lighthearted reflective

5.0

El Salvador: Hidden Truths by Salvador Nunez
Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

just too heavy for me right now

Storytelling in Queer Appalachia: Imagining and Writing the Unspeakable Other by Hillery Glasby, Sherrie Gradin, Rachael Ryerson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

just focus issues!!! will probably pick it up again eventually

Stranger Things and Philosophy: Thus Spake the Demogorgon by
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.

 There didn’t appear to be any oversight in the making of the book, and it felt unedited. Essays brought up good points, but would also get major details incorrect like the protagonists names. The book also appeared to have a strange disdain for fandom, despite being a literal published book about a TV show — you are writing fan analysis the exact same way you would on a fanfiction website, having a PhD does not give you a high horse to speak to us from. 

Rebel Radio: The Story of El Salvador's Radio Venceremos by Radio Venceremos, José Ignacio López Vigil

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

A gorgeous and heartwrenching book detailing the Salvadoran war. just like the real thing, the tone often switches from camaraderie to blood in seconds, but never hopelessness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, and War

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative tense fast-paced

4.5

brilliant and fast paced! knocked half a point off because the author addresses the reader as if they are able bodied the whole way through; as usual, the rest of us are an afterthought. it’s still a brilliant and informative book, and i’m grateful for having read it. 

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History by Walter Crasshole, Yony Leyser, Liam Warfield

dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THIS BOOK IS BRILLIANT i don’t think i’ve ever felt so strongly about the end of a book in YEARS - the character development is flawless, the plot is flawless, THE PLOT TWIST AT THE END IS FLAWLESS - i could go on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Murder

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Stonewall by Martin Duberman

emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Incredibly informative, very intersectional, but easy to read, which is not a trait that a lot of historical books have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Outing, and Alcohol

Bigoted slurs abound!