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Bear by Julia Phillips

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

A story of sisters who think they know each other. It made me sad.

The Terror by Dan Simmons

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved the TV adaptation but the book developed the tuunbaq narrative into something more meaningful and weirder. A historical fiction survival story with Arctic explorers, what could go wrong? 

Small Game by Blair Braverman

fast-paced

2.0

While this novel explores what would happen if the crew of a survivalist reality TV show abandoned the players, the real question is WTF happened to the crew?!? If she would have answered that, I would add a few more stars.

Liars by Sarah Manguso

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

A marriage can't succeed when both parties are a narcissist and a martyr. And, of course, both liars.

Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.0

I would like to read this story now from Helen's perspective. 

This quote sums up the book: "How is someone not killed by such sorrow?"

My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir by Sarah Moss

emotional medium-paced

4.0

Seems like a more honest approach at a memoir. The wolf remembers things slightly differently than the author. Neither seems like a reliable narrator so it's up to us to navigate.

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

medium-paced

4.0

Grief has a weird way of feeling hierarchical and universal at the same time. Either way, it hurts.

Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life by Jill Bolte Taylor

hopeful fast-paced

1.0

Despite her saying that all characters have their value, she clearly thinks it's horrible being a 2, annoying to deal with a 1, 4s can do no wrong and 3s are the coolest.

This is not scientific. It is a construct that a woman who went through a remarkable experience created to make sense of her new reality. If it helps you, great. It felt shame-y and blame-y to me.

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

5.0

Naked by David Sedaris

4.0