kirstyandherbooks's reviews
82 reviews

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Stopped somewhere at 30%, just wasn't in the right mood I think 
Ma and Me by Putsata Reang

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Normal People by Sally Rooney

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

PET by Akwaeke Emezi

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Deutsch sein und schwarz dazu: Erinnerungen eines Afro-Deutschen by Theodor Michael

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Claw by Carmen Adams

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

3.5