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Will I Ever Have Sex Again?: A disarmingly honest and funny exploration of sex by Sofie Hagen
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Untold Lessons by Maddalena Vaglio Tanet
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Goddess of Filth by V. Castro
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Fairly fun plot kept me going, but it really could have done with the benefits of an editor from a larger press. (Fantastic cover design)
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis by Dean Spade
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Moral Abdication: How the World Failed to Stop the Destruction of Gaza by Didier Fassin
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.0
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton
dark
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde, Tracy K. Smith
informative
slow-paced
2.0
I feel bad for not liking this, it's a very worthy subject and Audre Lorde is important; I think effectively I felt miss-sold: this is not Audre Lorde's cancer journals - there are *very* brief extracts from her journals which are the highlights of the book, but the majority is after the fact philosophising on the subject with the journals as a vague jumping off point, like a scientific write up of more interesting field notes with all the emotion excised. The language is also very flowery and, possibly the irony poisoning speaking, unbearably earnest.