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270 reviews
Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, the Power of Relationships and Our Path to Equity by Melvin J. Gravely II
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Good Boy by Jett Masterson
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
It's interesting, but I don't know that it's 900+ pages worth of interesting. May come back to it.
American Melancholy: Poems by Joyce Carol Oates
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
None of the relationship dynamics in this story make any sense. Like there's absolutely no sense of familial bonds other than them being outright stated (parents and kids talk to each other like peers, etc), which I might have been willing to overlook for the more modern northern characters, but it also happens amongst the old-fashioned southern characters, which is especially wrong and kind of takes away from that whole cultural dichotomy, which seems to be at least part of what the author was going for. It's very slow, wicked boring, and Odessa is more like a stereotype than an actual person. I'm honestly not sure why this book is so popular.
Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering by Hal Cannon
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Rattling Bone by Jordan L. Hawk
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
I simply must have more of these ghost-hunting gays
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Beautiful, powerful, and true. It's a very difficult and painful subject, but it's one of the most vitally important conversations we can have, and we must have it.
Nature Poem by Tommy Pico
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 5%.
Really interesting premise, but too disjointed and hard to follow. Tried both the ebook and audiobook and couldn't get through it. Will revisit.
The Clean Body: A Modern History by Peter Ward
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Not quite what I was looking for.