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Milk Fed by Melissa Broder
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
I dont have the patience for this.
The Honeys by Ryan La Sala
emotional
mysterious
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
4.5
This has minor Bunny vibes. I don't feel like writing a whole review so I'll give some keywords that encapsulate the book: honey (obviously), bees, Aspen trees, nature, summer camp, genderfluid protagonist, grief, cults, girlhood, sibling dynamics, acceptance and inclusion into friend groups.
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
4.5
This took me so long to read because of how detailed it is. Also, I had quite the busy summer studying for my exams, so I didn't have spare brain power to digest this. I didn't want to skim this book or read it without actively trying to understand, and maybe remember some things. The natural world means a lot to me as a biologist and a person that lives in it. Ed Yong did an incredible job researching and writing this book. If I were to write a book about some aspect of nature, I would do it the same way as Yong. As a writer, and science educator, he is someone to look up to. In this day and age, it is scarily easy to spread misinformation, which is why science educators, teachers and professors have a responsibility to do prevent it. I took half a star away only because, at times, all the information presented seemed "too much". Yong goes into excruciating detail about all the animal senses. But it's absolutely worth to stick out until the end. I mean, sciency nonfiction is not meant to be a fast read anyway.
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
slow-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
3.5