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186 reviews

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

fast-paced

3.75

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

slow-paced

3.0

Interesting, not inspiring. very slow. 

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Pinpointed social relevancy in a fast and engaging voice. Brilliant. 

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Slightly anti-climactic, but a really engaging, fast-paced book. Great use of art and religious history. 

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

3.0

How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad 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

5.0

What can I say?? Just read it. 

Explores themes of friendship, collaboration, growing up, disability, pride, complicated relationships, generational trauma, class divisions, creativity, personal growth, grief and loss, asexuality, lasting friendships...

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.

too much going on for me to really get into it. There also is no explanation of cultural words, so if you know them already, great! But if not... better just figure it out I guess. 

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0