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115 reviews
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Informative. Some valuable insights.
A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History by Manoj Vijayan, Joseph Wurtenbaugh
Did not finish book.
Liked the ‘what if’ idea.
Did not finish book.
Liked the ‘what if’ idea.
Alice Diamond And The Forty Elephants: Britain's First Female Crime Syndicate by Brian McDonald
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
informative
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Hare subject matter. Insight on crimes against women written by a woman hits harder and more authentically.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
It ground to a halt in the middle otherwise this would be 5.
An ethereal mystery Sri Lankan Noir.
An ethereal mystery Sri Lankan Noir.
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War by Rohini Mohan
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
4.0
Sri Lankan literature has a sadness about it. This does a good job personalising it.
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
I love Medusa.
A very hard slow read. Lots of back reading needed. But the second reads were always better.
A very hard slow read. Lots of back reading needed. But the second reads were always better.
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr
informative
3.0
Scholarly. Well supported.
Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
It seems we are all products of colonialism which this book communicates so well.