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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem by Simon Singh

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was invigorating there's just so much history in our math and I love math but the history of it all has made me appreciate it even more. Wonderfully written and easy to read :') I think anyone with even a slight interest in math should read this. Getting to know that there were so many people who built on the proof and the ultimate proof is a result of all of their combined efforts was just beautiful. I was so excited and happy and I'll surely miss this book!
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Sea of tranquility instantly drew me in. The writing style, world building the way it connects the characters to each other and most importantly how the order of the events was well done :') loved that there were many LGBTQ couples in the book. This was a wonderful read and I have many quotes I want to re read and think about :")
Sexing The Cherry by Jeanette Winterson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.
I wanted to read this properly but I wish I completed it when I had the book
It Devours! by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor

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

4.0

It devours started off being very interesting as it death with the contrasting topics of science and religion. I enjoyed the mystery it set up in the beginning although it didn't lead up with the same high it was great reading it nevertheless!
Bunny by Mona Awad

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dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The book is divided into 3 parts and the first part seemed super slow for me and I contemplated about giving up but it progressively improved from part two! The writing style of Mona awad kept me going for most of the book. Part 3 was absolutely thrilling. Reading about other readers interpretations (good and bad) made me appreciate the book even more. So many thematic elements in this book made this entertaining. I'm glad I didn't give up on Bunny.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm quite at loss of words to describe what I felt. I wasn't particularly doing well after finishing the bell jar so picking this up made it worse (?) I think it was interesting however and put me to sleep which I found funny. The names of all the pills and combinations sounded made up and ridiculous which I thought was intended, not sure if that was the intention. It was tough to finish and I had to stop midway.