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314 reviews

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a very funny book. Some of the plot was outrageous and unbelievable but I think the point of the book is to make a fun book about adoption. It did what it set out to do. Jack reminded me of Gene from Bob's Burgers.
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What I found unique is the facts of America's prison and police system of today are dropped in the story when something similar happens. These facts show that the subject matter actually happens and not in the past, now. Yes, we do not have prisoners fight to the death for our entertainment but how we treat prisoners today is not much better.
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In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a fun book for a standard thriller. I figured out a piece of the mystery early on but much of the turn of events did surprise me. 
Ghost Music by An Yu

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challenging mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.0

It was a very strange book. I don't know if the character had a breakdown or what. Characters disappeared and were not mentioned again even with loose ends. I just didn't understand. 
An American Beauty by Shana Abe

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a calm book to me in that it told what happens up front and then showed us. Overall good book.
There There by Tommy Orange

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3.0

Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Very informative and and interesting true story about two slaves Ellen and William Craft escaping slavery. The book dragged in places due to too much information at once about the times and wider event but when focused directly on the Craft was more intriguing. I did not know before this book that the laws in non slavery states, especially Massachusetts, could hand freed slaves to the slave owners nor that some police offucers in protest would wage petty charges on the known slave owners to go away.
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a fantastic book! I enjoyed most of it but the ending is a bit drawn out and some of the plots boring. It does keep you guessing what is going on and who was involved in what.
Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a work of experimental art exploring male victims of sexual assault. There were several powerful stories but one in particular me cry. Recommend only if you can handle the subject matter.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Being inside a sassy octopus' mind was a fun experience.