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220 reviews

Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky

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challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

The Appeal by Janice Hallett

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

3.0

Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism by Michael Parenti

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challenging informative relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

The Mission Song by John le Carré

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

3.0

Erotic Exchanges: The World of Elite Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century Paris by Nina Kushner

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Magic's Price by Mercedes Lackey

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I think this book truly sucks and makes the previous 2 books even worse by extension
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King of Poisons: A History of Arsenic by John Parascandola

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informative medium-paced

3.0

Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

1215: The Year of Magna Carta by John Gillingham, Danny Danziger

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informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey

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

3.0