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216 reviews

Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff

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informative fast-paced

4.5

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

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

3.5

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

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challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy

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informative medium-paced

4.5

The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society by Mauro F. Guillén

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funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

Very repetitive, this should’ve been an academic paper rather than book since it’s no more than dissecting and collating data with no realistic follow up for how to improve the status quo
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

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adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

In the Flo: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa Vitti

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informative slow-paced

3.0

Very repetitive and some gross generalizations, where she’s taken studies that show a correlation and no concrete conclusion and states it as causation 
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0