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Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us by Rachel Aviv

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Essential, replenishing reading. Excited to return to it again and again. :)
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

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reflective fast-paced

3.5

Fascinating premise, and I greatly enjoyed the beginning. However, I started to lose interest by the middle and skimmed the rest.
Definitely would be interested in a follow-up that goes more in-depth about cancel culture, considering the book was originally published in 2014.
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

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challenging dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

WOOF. Going to be thinking about this one for a while.
Like other reviewers said, this was not what I was expecting, but still incredibly compelling.
Look up ALL the trigger warnings before reading!!
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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

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

4.25

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I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

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reflective medium-paced

4.25

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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Not really in the mood to keep going with this right now. Maybe I’ll return to it later
Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone by Sarah Jaffe

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

Incredibly informative and changed the way I view labor and working. However, it is very slow. I would recommend keeping this book on hand as a reference (the bibliography is incredible), but I wouldn’t recommend trying to read it all in one sitting.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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Did not finish book.
Found this one to be underwhelming to be honest. I understand its overall societal critique and messaging; however, I have read other books that are similar thematically that got the point across with more impact.
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

This is the best short story collection I’ve ever read