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220 reviews

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo

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challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

A great intro into feminist writing but I really thought this book would be more thought provoking. Instead it is just kind of there and isn’t really profound for me with the writing and things written about (maybe aside from how much less women are paid than men in Korea). 
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Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
Far too academic of a text to endure in audiobook format. Even though it it a short text it is dense and is better to be read physically and allow yourself to sit with and think through the chapters. 
Pearl by Siân Hughes

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.75

Maybe it’s me but this book hit too close it home and in a way I didn’t like. I felt like things could’ve been explored more and it felt incomplete to me. 
They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer

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challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America by David Kamp

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Snake Oil by Kelsey Rae Dimberg

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

4.25

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures by Katherine Rundell

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adventurous challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

A solid read, very approachable for nonfiction but really made me upset about how we take for granted our world and everyone and everything around us. 
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

James by Percival Everett

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adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0