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44 reviews
Go Ask Alice: 50th Anniversary Edition by
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.
Went into this book thinking it was going to be a decent source on what it's like to struggle with addiction because I'm doing research for a character in my book who struggles with addiction. Was proven wrong very quickly - this is a highly fictionalized 60s/70s era piece of scare-tactic propaganda to fuel the war on drugs and demonize drug users.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Annihilation isn’t a “so good you can’t put it down” book. It’s a “so brilliant that you have to put it down because you don’t want it to end” book. That is the best way I can surmise this book and it’s quality. Read this book. It is brilliant.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence
The Martian by Andy Weir
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Outlawed by Anna North
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.0
I wound up reading this book 3 times for work and I feel like every time it managed to get worse. Markets itself as a feminist western but completely fails to deliver on its premise. Might go more into detail on how terrible it is at a later date.