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emma_b_rhodes's reviews
101 reviews
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
I liked it and I learned from it.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu
inspiring
fast-paced
3.75
Enjoyable & inspiring listen
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew Afualo
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
Good book 👍🏻. I liked the latter half the best - about the pressure to become mothers, and small ways of advocating for yourself.
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
3.75
Some really strong poems at the beginning of this collection especially. A number of poems still fell flat for me. A nice book to have on hand for a relatively easy read when I needed it though!
Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski
informative
medium-paced
4.0
I always learn something from Emily Nagoski! This book had lots of repeat from Come As You Are though, and the whole like last quarter of the book was about women being patient with men & while I'm empathetic to the insidious ways toxic maxulinity haunts people socialized as men I just wasnt really here for that whole bit.
The Hand of Iman by Ryad Assani-Razaki
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I BLEW through this! It's great. Very heavy and the ending was a lot for me. I actually think this book could be longer (and I never say that I always want things to be shorter).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism and Colonisation
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
this was hard as an audiobook but I know it was excellent. Gonna read it again in a physical book.
The Trinity of Fundamentals by Wisam Rafeedie
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm happy to have read this book, and I learned a bit from it, but I didn't find it a really good book tbh. Very dense, and I feel like the first 100 pages could have been cut completely...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Sexism
Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Sneaking in another 5star read this year! I really appreciated how Danny Ramadan refused to delve into the details of painful experiences and instead interrogates why he should/why readers would want that. It was my memoir year this year and this one was unlike all the others I read this year.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Police brutality, and Deportation