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In the Beginning Was the Sea by Tomás González
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Final Girl How Horror Movie's Made Me A Better Feminist by Kris Rose
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Dyke (geology) by Sabrina Imbler
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
4.25
Delicious in every word. Considerate. Beautiful. Consumptable.
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
One of the best of the year. Incredible. Honored to read it.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
This was incredible. I enjoyed it immensely from the beginning to the end. It was captivating and kind and thoughtful and heartbreaking and uplifting and so many more things. To have my heart weep for someone's loss, someone who has since passed on herself, is magical. It is especially magical now that I look up her own death to realize she died only days earlier than her husband of whom she writes. He had passed on 12/30, she on 12/23. She had to endure 18 years without him, and yet, I suspect she did all right, once the first hard year had passed.
The Year of Miracles by Ella Risbridger
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Ella's Risbridger does it again with the most beautiful book. Forever inspired by her.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
emotional
informative
fast-paced
4.5
Great text. Don't usually read graphic novels but this pulled me in at the library and was stellar all the way to the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Re- imagined fairy tales. Some are haunting some are funny. Some are just flat out interesting.
Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter, 1979-1997 by John O'Farrell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 78%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 78%.