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118 reviews

Birds of Nebraska Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

informative fast-paced

5.0

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

quick, easy guide into mutual aid. good to have on hand

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández

dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

haymitch :( reading thg as a kid where he’s an adult i love now i’m and adult and he's just a kid and my heart is broken

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Suicide

Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

ohhhh my g-d oh my g-d. haymitch :( great narration

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Suicide

Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

Moshkeleh the Thief: A Rediscovered Novel by Curt Leviant, Sholem

dark funny fast-paced

5.0

sets up the humor in the book so the moments of antisemitism hit harder; good fast read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism, Alcohol, Classism

Rediscovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context by Carol Meyers

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

chapter 10 was particularly interesting. examined christian and jewish perspectives, but leaned towards christian viewpoint, especially with frequent use of y-----h

A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

mr garak i adore you. stop falling in love with doctors

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment

Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Slavery, Religious bigotry