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Fighting for Our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships by Danielle B. Jackson

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hopeful informative fast-paced

3.0

I was hoping for this to go deeper but it was pretty surface level and basic. Probably really good for the general public but not those that have read more on friendship and community.

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

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reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While the prose is well crafted and focused on food descriptions in a world where most of our food sources have died out, the story of extremely wealthy people using that privledge to screw over everyone else didn’t have a lot of nuance.

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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari

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informative fast-paced

3.25

I oreferred the first half to the second half. The second got a little preachy and when he started to advocate for “unschooling” I thought that was a bit extreme. Leans more into advocating for systemic change vs individual change.

The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Very solid start to a grimdark series!

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Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb

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adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

5.0

What a satisfying conclusion! So many reveals and tied up loose ends while also leaving hints for the future of the series.

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Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer

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mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

There is no real way to describe these thematic, dense books that are a discussion of religion, politics, and war in a utopian setting but they are weird and interesting.

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