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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
An amazing authentic narrative voice that makes you feel like one and the same with all the highs and all the lows.
Whilst riffing on cancel culture all the players are so archetypical that little room is left for nuance as one might experience in real life. Somewhat mocking yet whole point of the book?
Whilst riffing on cancel culture all the players are so archetypical that little room is left for nuance as one might experience in real life. Somewhat mocking yet whole point of the book?
The Seamstress of Sardinia: A Novel by Bianca Pitzorno
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris
emotional
medium-paced
5.0
Only Harris could write something from the perspective of a case of old wine.
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes
informative
5.0
Hughes makes history human. Even a city.
The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation by Ian Kershaw
informative
3.0
Overview of Nazi history writing.
Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World by Alice Roberts
informative
3.5
I should have known cats were never tamed.