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59 reviews
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Cursing, Child death, Medical content, Death, and Grief
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Vomit
Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It by Oliver Burkeman
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Hotel 21 by Senta Rich
challenging
dark
emotional
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
3.5
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
uninteresting, too chit-chatty, simple
The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
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
4.5
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
hopeful
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.75
Overall a good book, a bit basic in places but a few chapters were just off topic (wolfs, northern lights). Otherwise, it was calming, refreshing and a very needed book.
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
It was boring, my mind kept drifting away.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0