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Beach Read by Emily Henry

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

"Bailey is in the background just mashing her Barbie dolls together." - Episode 138, THE SPLENDID AND THE BEACH READ
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

"Never have I ever felt so out of control of a review." - Episode 138, THE SPLENDID AND THE BEACH READ
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker

3.75

"Could it be summarized in an email? Sure, but I found it engaging." - Episode 137, PALE BLUE FEAR
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

"I don't care about space that much." - Episode 137, PALE BLUE FEAR
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

informative medium-paced

3.5

"Solid, good... If I was learning all this for the first time, it would definitely be four stars."- Episode 136, THE UNWOMANLY BANNER OF HEAVEN
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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

5.0

"'Nifty' is the wrong word..."- Episode 136, THE UNWOMANLY BANNER OF HEAVEN
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Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

5.0

"Each chapter ends with a little mystery or bizarre revelation, and it pulls you along!" - Episode 135, The Liars' Survivor
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The Liars' Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr

5.0

"I cried into my guacamole--literally was making guacamole and had tears running down my face, had to sit down." - Episode 135, The Liars' Survivor
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The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

"She's like Catdog."- Episode 134, CITY OF MITFORDS
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The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters by Charlotte Mosley

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

"I'm imagining the sisters as the members of Captain Planet: Farming! Writing! Fascism..."
- Episode 134, CITY OF MITFORDS
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