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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

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5.0

Bloody hell this book hit me hard. Brilliant storytelling and capturing the long-term trauma of growing up in a violent home. 
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

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5.0

The Girls by Emma Cline

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4.0

Nothing like a good page-turner. Wow wow wow!
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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5.0

Absolutely brilliant. 
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

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5.0

Exquisite example of science communication. 
American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger

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3.75

I have to wonder how long books like this will a) remain available to read and b) remain possible to write. 

Whilst far from a smoking gun, the massive amount of circumstantial evidence is simply too suggestive to ignore. 

Regardless, Putin must be delighted as he watches the US crumble within itself. 

I cannot believe we as a country were stupid enough to elect TCF34. Twice. I just hope something's left by the time he leaves the White House definitively. 
Moral AI by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Jana Schaich Borg, Vincent Conitzer

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5.0

Thought-provoking and slightly terrifying. 
Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra

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5.0

Just read this book. The consequences of Dobbs boggle the mind. Unfortunately, they also leave so many pregnant people facing unimaginable trauma and impossible choices. It didn't have to be this way. 

The battle to restore reproductive rights and enshrine abortion care will not be short nor free from barriers which seems insurmountable. But is is a battle we must wage and win. 
James by Percival Everett

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5.0

As a long-time fan of Mark Twain, this book was such a refreshing and brilliant surprise. 

If you love Huckleberry Finn, the Mississippi River or just a fantastic story of resistance and survival, read this book.