mr_cain's reviews
107 reviews

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

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5.0

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

oh my god

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Prophet Of Rage: A Life Of Louis Farrakhan And His Nation by Arthur J. Magida, Julian Bond

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.

Ran out of time + effort.

You Just Need to Lose Weight: And 19 Other Myths about Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

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5.0

Thoughtful and well-written. Definitely an entry-level text, though.

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The Farrakhan Factor by Amy Alexander

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

You can learn a lot about someone from how they're viewed. Some of the essays drag, though.

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable

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Did not finish book.

Boring

Fannie Barrier Williams: Crossing the Borders of Region and Race by Wanda A. Hendricks

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

Unreadable quantity of detail + digressions.

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Ishmael Reed, Booker T. Washington

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

Much more readable than you'd expect a 19th century memoir to be.

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Ill Will by Dan Chaon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 2%.

James Patterson fodder

True Biz by Sara Nović

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Only a 4 because of the uneven pacing. Really good book, would recommend to anyone with a limited knowledge of the Deaf community AND for those who ARE acquainted looking for more stories.

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