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wsu_tech_library's Reviews (23)
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Available at WSU Tech Library.
A lot of racial justice work for me, a midwestern white lady, boils down to following Maya Angelou's injunction to "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Oluo has concrete advice for how to do better.
A lot of racial justice work for me, a midwestern white lady, boils down to following Maya Angelou's injunction to "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Oluo has concrete advice for how to do better.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Available at the Wichita Public Library.
For readers who love female detectives, Victorian England, or cryptids, especially readers who love all three at once.
For readers who love female detectives, Victorian England, or cryptids, especially readers who love all three at once.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Available at the Wichita Public Library.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hang out with Aztec death gods? During the Roaring Twenties? Well this book will answer those questions and more! Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an incredible writer whose stories are so lushly descriptive that reading them feels like watching a movie.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hang out with Aztec death gods? During the Roaring Twenties? Well this book will answer those questions and more! Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an incredible writer whose stories are so lushly descriptive that reading them feels like watching a movie.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Available at Wichita Public Library.
Fun! Also sometimes gross and cringey. There's more talk about fingernails than is really strictly necessary. But mostly fun!
Fun! Also sometimes gross and cringey. There's more talk about fingernails than is really strictly necessary. But mostly fun!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Available through interlibrary loan.
Don't let the maudlin title dissuade you from trying out this mystery from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk. This is a great mystery with a twist you won't see coming. (At least I didn't!)
Don't let the maudlin title dissuade you from trying out this mystery from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk. This is a great mystery with a twist you won't see coming. (At least I didn't!)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Available at the Wichita Public Library.
The Thursday Murder Club somehow manages to use classic murder-mystery tropes combined with some extremely unique detectives. Mystery lovers will have a lot of fun with this one!
The Thursday Murder Club somehow manages to use classic murder-mystery tropes combined with some extremely unique detectives. Mystery lovers will have a lot of fun with this one!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Available at the WSU Tech Library.
Libertie tells the story of an African American female physician in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn through the eyes of her daughter, Libertie, who doesn't want the life her mother has chosen for her. The writing is scrumptious. Any fan of historical fiction will enjoy Libertie.
Libertie tells the story of an African American female physician in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn through the eyes of her daughter, Libertie, who doesn't want the life her mother has chosen for her. The writing is scrumptious. Any fan of historical fiction will enjoy Libertie.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Available at the WSU Tech Library.
Learning history through a graphic novel helps the reader find a whole new perspective on events we all assume we understand. I especially appreciated the jumps forward in time to intimate family details that frame the larger historical story.
Learning history through a graphic novel helps the reader find a whole new perspective on events we all assume we understand. I especially appreciated the jumps forward in time to intimate family details that frame the larger historical story.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
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
Available at the Wichita Public Library.
This is a great adventure story about chosen family. I laughed, I cried, I got allllll the warm fuzzies. Highly recommend!
This is a great adventure story about chosen family. I laughed, I cried, I got allllll the warm fuzzies. Highly recommend!
Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier
adventurous
dark
informative
Available at the Wichita Public Library.
Susan Jonusas is a wonderful, engaging storyteller. It's a bit disconcerting that she invents conversations between the Benders that no one could have heard. She seems to have a great theory about where the Benders went after they left southeastern Kansas, but there is enough obvious fiction that it makes me distrustful.
Susan Jonusas is a wonderful, engaging storyteller. It's a bit disconcerting that she invents conversations between the Benders that no one could have heard. She seems to have a great theory about where the Benders went after they left southeastern Kansas, but there is enough obvious fiction that it makes me distrustful.