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75 reviews
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A little too cliche/ripoff LOTR in some parts but overall enjoyable
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Flyover Football: How the Big 12 Became the Frontier for Modern Football by Ian Boyd
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Recommend but a bit unpolished in terms of writing/sentence structure.
The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller by Carlo Ginzburg
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Would recommend because it’s so in-depth and on an interesting topic, but it’s a bit too dense in some areas for my liking. I found myself getting confused at times but not enough to lose track of what was going on
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
adventurous
dark
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Homegrown: How the Red Sox Built a Champion from the Ground Up by Alex Speier
informative
medium-paced
4.5
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Burnt out need to read a stand-alone book