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138 reviews

How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps by John Gurche, Pamela S Turner

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

This book provides great information in a fun and easy to understand way. I thouroughly enjoyed it as my child pretended to listen. 

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Truly an incredible book. The story is interesting and engaging and will make you feel for the family. Steinbeck loves to flex his car knowledge and parts of the book and very of their time, but the book holds up as a beautifully written masterpiece. 

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun and funny story with wonderful characters and an interesting world that lacks a real sense of danger because nothing is taken seriously, but that's just what you want from a story like this. 

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Educated by Tara Westover

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Apeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

Sandstorm by James Rollins

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.5

What a great adventure packed with real historical and scientific detail! Really great story that has a lot of fun action without forgoing real character development and interpersonal relationships that simultaneously don't get in the way of the story at large.

You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

This book is bad. The twist was the most interesting part of the book, but it came at the very end and was completely mishandled. This book should not have been written in the first person perspective if this the reveals were going to be what they were.
The romance was bad and cringey, but the sex scenes were fine. So much of the characters flirting was just awfully and lacked chemistry and not a single character was at any point likable except one who was just kind of sad.