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Mad Honey Symposium by Sally Wen Mao

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

All Art Is Ecological by Timothy Morton

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohlleben, Fred Bernard

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

The Trees Witness Everything by Victoria Chang

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

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Did not finish book.
I kept feeling off-put about Oliver's comments about drinking from her cat's belly. Couldn't get past that and no, I don't care if it was a metaphor.
The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls by Emilie Autumn

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Did not finish book.
I think the time for me to read this has passed. I used to be a huge EA fan, but she's disappointed me in recent years with her adoption of NFTs and such. 
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

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challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Into the Green by Charles de Lint

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Did not finish book.
Had some annoying racist stereotypes in it.