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The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children by Katherine Stewart

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A spotlight on the infiltration of the public school system by determined ideologues who want to convert a free democratic country into their theocracy
Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders, Vol. 7 by Sal Buscema, Herb Trimpe, Ed Hannigan, Don Perlin, Joseph Duffy, Edward Harrigan, David Anthony Kraft

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

4.0

This is very light hearted collection of comics from the 70's, so there is vivid colours, and some out-there plots. All in all, lots of silly fun
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet by Douglas Adams, James Goss

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

5.0

One of Douglas Adam's story contributions to Doctor Who, in the Tom Baker era. The Doctor's and Romana's characters shine through, and he shaped Romana's character profoundly in her second story. Some of the big ideas and all the humour Adams added to the story are present, this is well worth a read for fans of this era of the show
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

A lot of flowing, beautiful imagery that shifts around, in a similar way to dreams. It can be a little jarring to change settings during various sequences, but well worth the read
Science Fiction in Classic Rock: Musical Explorations of Space, Technology and the Imagination, 1967-1982 by Robert McParland

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challenging emotional informative relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Informative look at the use of science fiction and fantasy elements in some classic rock. Fun look at some of the music in the cultural background of my youth
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Excellent finish to the series, closes up all the main plot points introduced in the previous books, and sometimes in surprising ways. A worthy end to the series as a whole, and a great read
Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Michael Yarvitz, Rachel Maddow

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adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

5.0

The comparisons to current events in 2017-2020 are stunning. The true extent of the damage done by a relatively unknown Vice-President might pale in comparison, but the blueprint was laid down here. It's truly amazing how the same cult of personality holds sway to this day
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider Vol. 1 by Gary Friedrich

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

4.0

Lovely 70's style art covering weird supernatural tales of a damned soul cursed to be the Ghost Rider by night
They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency by Malcolm Nance

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dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

Well written, engaging, and utterly terrifying book about the delusions of a third of the US.
Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy by Talia Lavin

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challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

Excellently written, but very difficult book to read. The author details moving into a couple of online hate movements, and shows how these communities feed into the White Supremacy movement