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Chew: Season Two by Naomi Ault

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Chew: Season One by Naomi Ault

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.75

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Confessions by Kanae Minato

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Transmuted by Eve Harms

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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challenging dark reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

A brilliant surrealist, satirical exploration of racial suffering, resistance, consumerism and economic materialism. I'm looking forward to picking up Chain-Gang All Stars after this experience. 

The Finkelstein 5 - 4.5 stars
Things My Mother Said - 4.25 stars
The Era - 4.5 stars
Lark Street - 4 stars
The Hospital Where - 4.25 stars
Zimmer Land - 4.75 stars
Black Friday - 5 Stars
The Lion & The Spider - 4 stars
Light Spitter - 4.25 stars
In Retail - 3.75 stars
Through The Flash - 4 stars
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Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure by Ryan North

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Human beings cannot be human (much less humane) under the conditions of a factory farm or slaughterhouse.
I must have cried a dozen times while reading this book. The experience has changed me on a fundamental level. I've made the decision to change my dairy consumption and although I am pescatarian, I would now like to lessen or eliminate fish from my diet. If you've ever considered vegetarianism, pescatarianism, veganism or even ethically sourced meat from a family farm, I would recommend this book to you. I would also recommend pescatarians, vegetarians and vegans read this to reaffirm their reasonings for their dietary choices. 
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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dark emotional reflective tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

When I Was You by Minka Kent

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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