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Eight Billion Genies Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Charles Soule, Charles Soule
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
One of the few books/comic series I've actually gone back to re-read. I loved it the first time and got even more out of it the second time!
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I immediately want to reread this book. Namagatsu skillfully creates a deep and complex near-world future with a virus leaking from an ancient burial beneath the melting Siberian ice. Each chapter brings you close to the grief and hope of characters dealing with the pandemic in the immediate aftermath and decades and generations after. A truly epic spec fic novel that points to the cosmos just as much to the human heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
2.25
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
4.5
Beautifully written and a satisfying ending. The pacing is slow, especially in the first half, which gives plenty of space for the vibes, setting, and characters to unfurl. When the plot picks up, I really got into it, but it took a little while.