whatizontheshelf's Reviews (192)

Stoner

John Williams

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Emma Project

Sonali Dev

3.25

lighthearted 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

Untamed

Glennon Doyle

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

If This Isn't Nice What Is? (Much) Expanded Second Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live By

Dan Wakefield, Kurt Vonnegut

3.75

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

3.25

informative slow-paced

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

4.5

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

2.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Stephanie Garber

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Roxane Gay

5.0

reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault

The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

Anna Malaika Tubbs

3.75

emotional informative reflective medium-paced