seanzie's reviews
18 reviews

The Last Traverse; Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites by Ty Gagne

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them by Maeve Higgins

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed this book. The plot was powerful and applicable to people I love’s experiences. It did feel stressful and hard every time I went to listen. Maybe a bit long but certainly a book that makes you remember the experiences of those that might be so different from yours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Alcoholism, and Grief

The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains by Jeremy Jones

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I love the way he talks about mountains like they are alive and making decisions as well. End of the book was the best part 

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Blitzed by Norman Ohler

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

Crazy how many striking similarities there are between the nazis ability to somehow condemn drug use while also being so addicted. Reminds me of the US government’s obsession with control over drug users while somehow normalizing the use of white collar drugs. Haunting book that helped me understand a darker side to one of the worlds most dark entities and times. 

American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon by Steven Rinella

adventurous informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Interesting anthology about the history of an American icon. I really enjoyed bouncing back and forth between specific details of the hunt and the introspection of the human impact on nature. I also really enjoyed that this book seemed to really honor and celebrate indigenous culture. Let the buffalo roam

City of Thieves by David Benioff

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fun adventure of a book :)

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Really glad to read this book when I did. Very applicable and thought provoking for my relationships