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475 reviews

The English Reformation: Religion and Cultural Adaption by Norman L. Jones

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

It was the experience of a lifetime to be led on a tour of Elizabethan sites in England in June, 2023 by the author, my undergraduate professor many years ago. 
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Unexpectedly excellent. 
Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals by Ken Follett

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informative medium-paced

5.0

Very brief and conversational yet informative.
Bishop Paul Jones: Witness for Peace by Peter Eaton

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informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Jones, the fourth Episcopal Bishop of Utah, was basically forced to resign for not supporting the international violence of the Great War. This is a brief account of his life and convictions. 
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Powerful because it felt authentic.

Recommended by my daughter, Sarah. 
O Lady, Speak Again by Dayna Patterson

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Hamlet by John Marsden

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

2.0