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This Rare Earth: Building the Dams, Mines and Megaprojects That Run Our World

Jeremy Thomas Gilmer

4.75

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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Fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the industries that, for better or worse, physically transform our world. Gilmer, a skilled writer, brings an engineer’s knowledge and a poet’s eye to some of the largest mining operations on Earth, capturing moments of humanity and beauty in the unlikeliest of places. A must-read.

The Deep

Nick Cutter

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Black Lotus Kiss: A Brimstone Files Novel

Jason S. Ridler

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jaws The Revenge

Hank Searls

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Ridiculous, but also a vast improvement over the film.

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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: Complicated

Darkest Hours

Mike Thorn

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's Alive!: Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Movie Posters from the Kirk Hammett Collection

Steve Almond, Daniel Finamore, Joseph E. LeDoux

3.25

dark informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Kangaroo Too

Curtis C. Chen

3.75

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Conan the Barbarian: The Official Motion Picture Adaptation

Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp

3.5

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes