writeslisa's Reviews (118)

We Survived the End of the World: Lessons from Native America on Apocalypse and Hope

Steven Charleston

5.0

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion

David McRaney

5.0

dark informative medium-paced

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

5.0

informative medium-paced

Autocracy Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

Anne Applebaum

5.0

challenging informative slow-paced

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Lime Street at Two: the story of a Liverpool childhood that will break your heart

Helen Forrester, Helen Forrester

4.0

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

Emily P. Freeman

3.0

fast-paced

The Lonely Hearts Hotel

Heather O'Neill

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

Anne Applebaum

5.0

dark informative slow-paced

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

4.5

emotional hopeful slow-paced