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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Vomit
Antiquities by Cynthia Ozick
3.0
I would definitely pick up more from Cynthia Ozick as the writing was excellent in portions of this book. However, the narrator and the story failed to capture my interest.
Lean Out by Dawn Foster
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
A solid primer and introduction on how corporate feminism fails us all. Would love to see someone update and revise this text to more explicitly discuss how queer and trans women and nonbinary folks are failed by corporate feminism.
The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes on by Franny Choi
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Seering, scathing, brilliant
The Thick and the Lean by Chana Porter
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Gods of Want: Stories by K-Ming Chang
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Every short story collection would be better if it featured raccoons that could breathe underwater
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Foster by Claire Keegan
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
README.txt by Chelsea Manning
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
I think that Chelsea Manning’s story is hugely important and I would love to research more into her life and look up any author events/podcasts she may have done. However, the actual writing in this book was very dry and did not compel me to keep going. She spends a lot of time discussing the minutiae of the military, which personally did not interest me very much.
The Possession by Annie Ernaux
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Raw, unflinching, brilliant