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295 reviews

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
I read a lot of non-fiction and this is written so poorly. You can have as many graphs and references to research, but correlation does not imply causation. Also the transphobic part is gross.
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Gregory Mone, Daniel James Brown

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass

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

4.0

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? No

4.0

Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts by Harriet Lerner

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challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

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adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise by David Rothenberg

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informative lighthearted slow-paced

2.25

Game Face by Shari Green

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0