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Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul by A.J. Baime

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Jade War by Fonda Lee

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Incredible

Jade City by Fonda Lee

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The ending was not what I expected but I liked it. My main issue with the length was

Vampa’s backstory (don’t think this a spoiler but alas)

, the rest was fair length. I’d say it’s a page-turner for the majority of the book.

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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 62%.

School starting up caused me to stop and I started a different book when I started reading again.

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.

Read it for intro business class but did not read the whole thing

Pensées by Blaise Pascal

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

Read it for my philosophy class but did not read the entirety of it.

Churchill by Paul Johnson

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

Read it for my political science class but only parts

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Gripping story but I would have liked it if Bell and Lister had been intertwined more often than they were (mainly beginning and end but not much in the middle).

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