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The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

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fast-paced

4.0

i wish nothing but the best for her and her siblings. they’ve endured enough trauma for multiple lifetimes. 
Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
the essays felt too removed from our current timeline. it was hard to hear that about the wins of roe v wade when it’s now been taken from us. 
Long Bright River by Liz Moore

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene

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

2.75

So much edging. Not a very “girls girl” book.
The men should have been punished.
Animal Farm by George Orwell

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

5.0

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

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dark hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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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

4.5

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

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

2.25

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

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

4.0