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107 reviews

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

informative read on the crew of the Essex as well as Nantucket life in the early 1800s, whaling life, and other events pertaining to what happened to the crew

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Birds of the Carolinas Field Guide by Stan Tekiela

informative fast-paced

5.0

handy and organized in a way easy to find

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

What Is Sociolinguistics? by Gerard Van Herk

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

good intro to sociolinguistics, informative but informal writing

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

love this book sm the world building. the characters. the narration in the audiobook is some of the best i've heard. lov this sm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Deadnaming and Abortion

The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the twiiiiiiists 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin, Nick Bertozzi

informative medium-paced

3.0

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt