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Sorcières : La puissance invaincue des femmes by Mona Chollet

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens

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challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.5

Crime et Châtiment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Le zéro et l'infini by Arthur Koestler

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A Dirty War by Anna Politkovskaya

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challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

Other Russias by Victoria Lomasko

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challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

4.75

Freedom Fighter: My War Against Isis on the Frontlines of Syria by Joanna Palani

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challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield by Christina Lamb

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emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Oh, boy ! by Marie-Aude Murail

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaya

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medium-paced

4.75

The follow-up investigation led by Anna Politkovskaya in the crimes committed in Chechnya at the dawn of the second Chechen War. A must-read for anyone who’s interested in Chechen history and a glooming inspection in the Russian army and the Kremlin’s structures / attitudes. 20 years separate this conflict from the invasion of Ukraine and we have still so much to learn from the Chechen community.

More than a crucial and unique account of the civilians’ suffering, it’s the bravery and resilience of the people who talked to Anna Politkovskaya that make this book a very important piece of archive and shows a remarkable will to uncover the truth and hold accountable the criminals responsible. Anna, you are greatly missed.

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