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Moth by Melody Razak

dark sad tense medium-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? No

3.5

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I think this is the first short story anthology I've read where everything is good. Some stories I liked more than others, but every single one left me thinking either "wow" or "damn" depending on how heavy it was. 

Not all of the stories have a reason or moral. In fact I'd say the prevailing theme in the book is just to establish the vibe of something wrong, or weird, something out of place that has you on the edge of your seat as you read and find out if that wrongness will end terribly or just have you pensive. Though each story is short, they all felt very fleshed out, and the prose was fantastic; everything wrong/weird/etc. felt extremely real and plausible in that moment, for that particular world the author created. And who knows, maybe it's even plausible in the future.

A Safe Girl To Love by Casey Plett

3.0

The True History of Chocolate by Michael D. Coe, Sophie D. Coe

informative medium-paced

3.0

Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media by Michael Parenti

informative fast-paced

4.5

America's First Cuisines by Sophie D. Coe

informative fast-paced

3.5

Cold War and the Color Line: American Race Relations in the Global Arena (Revised) by Thomas Borstelmann

informative fast-paced

3.25

Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History by Norman G. Finkelstein

informative medium-paced

3.5

The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World by Kehinde Andrews

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

From Mission to Microchip: A History of the California Labor Movement by Fred Glass

informative medium-paced

3.0