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278 reviews

The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante

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

4.5

Very good little book. Weird and good slice of life with interesting reflections in motherhood 
Vaxxers: The Inside Story of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine and the Race Against the Virus by Sarah Gilbert, Catherine Green

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

Interesting but very scientific so sometimes hard to follow. But it was amazing to see the process of the vaccine development for AstraZeneca.
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this again! Especially after actually learning how tennis works.
The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Everyone should read this. Shon Faye is brilliant and articulate. Trans rights are human rights. Trans women are women.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed it. Great pace, compelling story and characters, much better than I remember the film and it is surprisingly heartwarming at the end. A real book of hope.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

TJRs books are so readable, great story and great twist! Happy Pride Month
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

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dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I really enjoyed this! Dark and full of film chat! Perfect!
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Ben Miller, Huw Lemmey

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
Too much history that I’m not taking it in
Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Another non fic, another well researched and presented tale of women’s fight for rights to just exist. I liked that she interviewed men for this too, just to give some real voices and gave solutions at the end to help educate young men going forward.
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

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challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Another amazing yet annoying non fiction about how the world ignores women. I really enjoyed the research and it was very well written.