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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

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medium-paced

3.75

Some of this was beautifully written and some was a little inconsistent, like it was maybe written as essays and then stitched together but not always all that well. I appreciated the complexity with which she portrayed her father and her other family members, despite trauma and difficulty

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

Too violent for me

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