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Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang

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funny reflective sad medium-paced
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  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored this book. Joan is such a singular, memorable protagonist, and Marcy Dermansky put it best when she said "Joan is fine; the problem is other people." Excited to read more from Weike Wang!
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Where Will We Live If the House Burns Down?: Poems by Allison Blevins

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reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Bad Girls: A Novel by Camila Sosa Villada

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced
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4.5

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The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
I was absolutely slogging through this book so I decided to read the end and what the heck?!
You mean to tell me she was HIDING IN THE WOODS THIS WHOLE TIME?!
Anyways, glad to put this down and move onto other books.
Wednesday's Child by Yiyun Li

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challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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5.0

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Grapefruit by Yoko Ono

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin

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challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What a rollercoaster of a book! Definitely one of the more captivating (and chaotic) bildungsromans I've ever read. I'll be thinking about Lazi and her friends for a long time. Additionally, all of the references to crocodiles make me want to look up Taiwan's queer history!
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The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
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  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This came to me at exactly the right time! Loved this book.
The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase

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mysterious reflective fast-paced
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4.25

Incredible premise, with excellent ideas to think upon. However, I felt that the author didn’t fully allow for certain core messages to shine through the text.
Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector

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challenging reflective slow-paced

4.0

I’m finding this hard to rate because on one hand, the prose was immaculate, but on the other hand, this book was DENSE. Nevertheless, I’m excited to read more from Lispector!