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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
"...let me remind you that our political leaders have wasted decades through denial and inaction and since our time is running out we have decided to take action. We have started to clean up your mess and we will not stop until we are done."
No one really is too small to make a difference.
No one really is too small to make a difference.
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Now I can't speak for the racial issues in here, but I can speak for the anxiety and a bit of emotional abuse coming from a parent and BOY is that accurate. I didn't realize how nice it would feel to have something I've had to deal with be depicted so accurately, it was comforting in a way, validating. I have also had my college dreams crushed and it was nice to see that resolved so nicely in Starfish I started tearing up with happiness, I was so happy for Kiko I started crying! I've never done that while reading before, I'm pretty sure... definitely not for YA.
I think this is a book everyone should read, whether they, too just want to be seen like me or just want to understand what a lot of people have to go through on a daily basis.
I think this is a book everyone should read, whether they, too just want to be seen like me or just want to understand what a lot of people have to go through on a daily basis.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Shusterman put a lot of time and research into this novel which is explained lightly in the Acknowledgements and Author's Note, and a two page spread filled with resources meant to help people who need help dealing with mental illness, and I assume he at least used a few of them. Books like this are so hard to find, or maybe just in my experience, but I believe this is a novel that should by read by everyone in the hopes they can learn even the tiniest bit about what people like the ones in this novel go through and we can all work towards extending empathy towards them and making their lives just the tiniest bit easier.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I'm not the biggest fan of classics, or anything written before 2008, really, but I started reading this when I got it on christmas, and found myself putting off reading it so I could find the time to give it the attention I thought it deserved. I'm incredibly thankful that whatever came over me to ask for this for christmas did, and I'm looking forward to reading more classics and getting into the genre. Thank you Salinger.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
I really had to drag myself through this one. Mainly because I wanted to finish it in 2020 and was trying to get through the last 100 or so pages on 31 December but I was unable to finish it then. Even before and after that reading this book felt like a chore.
I didn't not like this book, but it just kept going back and forth between three or so plot lines which was a bit of a shock as The Golden Compass only had one. All the plot lines are good but I just wish they fully came together in the end and we weren't left with several cliff hangers.
I didn't not like this book, but it just kept going back and forth between three or so plot lines which was a bit of a shock as The Golden Compass only had one. All the plot lines are good but I just wish they fully came together in the end and we weren't left with several cliff hangers.
Iron Man: Extremis by
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I'm still getting into comics, but I really enjoyed this one. I only read it because (I'm pretty sure) Iron Man 3 is based on it, and I found it for $1.50 at my local second hand bookstore. The first two or three issues felt a little slow for me, and I found the artwork is far from my favorite - it just feels boring, but things picked up eventually and we ended with why Iron Man is my favorite MCU character:
(The bad guy) "There's no difference between us, Tony. You're no better than me."
"But I'm trying to be."
(The bad guy) "There's no difference between us, Tony. You're no better than me."
"But I'm trying to be."
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I'm not religious. I don't care much for religion, especially Christianity. Even so, that shouldn't matter because Pullman is an athiest and wrote this book as the antithesis to Chronicles of Narnia, a staple in Bible fanfiction.
Putting my own thoughts on religion aside, I really enjoyed this book. I just thought it was a fun read for all ages and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Putting my own thoughts on religion aside, I really enjoyed this book. I just thought it was a fun read for all ages and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.