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The Genealogy of Jesus by She Reads Truth

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

ehhhhhhh
interesting concept, but kinda dragged. and i kinda got mixed up with all the unnecessary side characters.

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Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler

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challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING

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Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

good bridge between Grit and the Comfort Crisis

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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

profanity and linguistics. my two special interests

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Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher

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informative slow-paced

3.0

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

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challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i got a little confused (lots of characters) but truly a great mystery — Poirot and Blanc would be proud. need to give it another read to put it all together

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