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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
After thinking about this book for a few weeks, I'm bumping it up from a 4 to a 5 star. I can't stop thinking about the themes.
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Nicole Galland, Neal Stephenson
3.0
Probably closer to a 3.5 but I'm rounding it down just because it really didn't need to be this long. It was fun but some of the shticks got old.
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
2.0
There is a very interesting idea hidden in this book. Unfortunately, the style of storytelling didn't work for me. This read like a 1000 page book and every time something interesting would start to happen, it meandered off into a different POV.
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
5.0
Definitely one of my favorites in the series.
Kinauvit?: What's Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter's Search for her Grandmother by Norma Dunning
3.0
While I found the topic very interesting and I was glad to learn something new, the book itself is very academic and made for a dry read.
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
3.0
For some reason at the end of this, I started to get all the characters confused so that took away from the reveal.
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose by Alice Walker
4.0
Really interesting. Since it is a compilation of her essays and articles, there is some repetition but not much. If anyone is looking for a perspective about Israel/ Palestine from the 80's, that is included.
Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
3.0
I'll still give it 3 stars because overall it was good but, man, those last few pages. What in the world. I wish that had just been eliminated because the ending would have been fine without them. Being a murderer does not make you more attractive! Please.
Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
4.0
So much story was skillfully contained in this novella. Very enjoyable.I was worried the religion would be too much for me but it was fine. Parts reminded me of the Venus Ascendant series.
Read for the Feminist Book Club.
Read for the Feminist Book Club.