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What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lovely little book, aside from the recurring fatphobia.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Fatphobia
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O'Toole
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
I learned a lot about modern Ireland. It was nice listening to this ad an audiobook but I think I'll read it in print eventually.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
Surviving Our Catastrophes: Resilience and Renewal from Hiroshima to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Robert Jay Lifton
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
This book ended really suddenly for me. I was waiting for more. Interesting reflections for sure but it seemed almost unfinished.
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A quick, fun read about a counterfeit bag scheme.
Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups by Robert Hellyer
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Very academic but a fairly easy read. Lost track of some of the names throughout. Makes me want some green tea.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Couldn't put this down. Read it in one day. A lovely little book.
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
She's been through so much! Short chapters make this book read like little vignettes of her life. I felt so much for her throughout. As we knew from Jessica Simpson's book, Justin Timberlake is objectively awful. A study in intergenerational trauma.