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34 reviews

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Mental illness, Biphobia, Police brutality, Rape, Gun violence, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Sexual violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

The narrative is so good that it does help the people in hurry to really grasp cosmic concept in a hurry 

I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic by David Lagercrantz, Zlatan Ibrahimović

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

Permanent Record by Edward Snowden

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Realities of surveillance brutally exposed

Troy by Stephen Fry

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Can't picture anyone else but Brad Pitt as Achilles in my mind. But wow what a detailed narration as the story unfolded. 

Very much entertained by the story and the might of mortals

Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-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

Stephen Fry Greek Myths Series 2 Books Collection Set (Mythos, Heroes) by Stephen Fry

adventurous funny informative medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Inconclusive, twisted and vivid