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44 reviews

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.75

A nicely composed series of essay about various topics. Learned a lot of new things, and enjoyed the variety of different focuses.

Stand out essays include:
Humanity’s Temporal Range, Academic Decathlon, Sunsets, Jerzy Dudek’s Performance, Piggly Wiggly, Harvey, Auld Lang Syne, Three Farmers
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Was a good book, and I’m glad I read it. That being said, I’m having a hard time rating it. Somewhere on the range of 3.5-4.25.

The prose was fantastic. Scenes were vivid, and there were some beautiful sentences. Additionally, the consistent use of purple throughout the book was amazing.

As I’ve seen in many of the other reviews, I appreciated Antonio’s story much more than Jaime’s. I understand why Jaime’s was necessary and appreciate what it was aiming to achieve, but for me it did not hit. Antonio’s was amazing, and had me bawling at the end. Also, shoutout to Peter, he has my heart.

Love how this was loosely based off of the authors ancestry!

3.75/5
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Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners by Mark Church, Karin Morrison, Ron Ritchhart

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.
Was reading for Ed Inquiry
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

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

3.5

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Blood Roses by Francesca Lia Block

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

2.0

To Teach: The Journey, in Comics by William Ayers, Ryan Alexander-Tanner

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Read for my Education Inquiry Class
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
Stopped reading in general, and didn’t remember what was going on. Will try again with this book later
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

Banger sequel. Wish he could’ve kept doing the page number thing from the first book, but he still nailed it out of the park with this one!
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

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reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5