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214 reviews

Never Did the Fire by Diamela Eltit

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

3.5

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Ragged Edge by Stuart Barker

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adventurous informative medium-paced

2.5

I don’t really think the TT is a suitable subject for a book, at least in this form. The book is good enough, you read through it quick but I struggle to see ”the point” so to speak. The TT is such a visual experience it’s very hard to just describe with just words, and I think the book falls flat on that. A less standard angle on the book could’ve helped.
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Green Arrow by Jeff Lemire

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

3.0

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

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

3.0

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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

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challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

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adventurous hopeful fast-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

3.5

A fun and fast story for the true Cosmere lovers - the previous series are required reading. I thought the plot was okay and the momentum kept the story going. It did benefit from fast pacing, but some of the characters suffered a bit with that. I especially found the villain to be too one-note for my liking. The main emotional crux of the story worked for me, but once you started reading you did know where it was going quite quickly and there weren’t that many surprises on the way. Still a fun read, more science-fictiony than other Sanderson works I’ve read.
The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born: A Novel by Ayi Kwei Armah by Ayi Kwei Armah

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

3.5

White Sand by Isaac Stewart, Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I thought the story and the worldbuilding were good, very Sanderson. However the characters needed a bit more work, there were strong beats and development but it all came a but too fast, without really learning who they were before. 
I also thought some of the action was a bit clunky, just because the dialogue played a heavy role in a part of the book that’s supposed to be mostly visual. I get that the magic system required explaining, but I would’ve hoped a bit more show, don’t tell. 
Overall still a solid read, I’d pick up a sequel.
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Hildur by Satu Rämö

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

2.5

Rämön esikoisfiktio oli mielestäni ihan kelpo kirja, muttei suoranaisesti vetänyt mukaansa. Hahmot jäivät aikalailla pintapuoleisiksi, ja juonen murhat olivat mielenkiintoisia alussa, mutta määrän kasvaessa innostus lopahti. Loppuratkaisu oli mielestäni hieman tekemällä tehty ja ratkaisu tuli turhan helposti, enkä oikein välittänyt Criminal Minds-tyyppisistä  kohtauksista murhaajan päässä. 
Epäuskottavuutta loi myös hieman ajatus siitä, että ensin kerrotaan Islannissa olevan niin vähän henkirikoksia että viimeinenkin sarjamurhaaja oli historian havinoissa, mutta teoksessa hypätään suoraan syvään päätyyn ja vastassa onkin aniharvinainen sarjamurhaaja. Tuntuu, että yksi hyvin kirjoitettu murha olisi riittänyt monen puoliksi tehdyn, turhan monimutkaisen murhan sijaan.

Islanti-infodumpit ja kaikki neulomisfaktat olivat vaikkakin kiinnostavia, myös usein tilanteeseen hieman sopimattomia ja turhan pitkiä. Ne eivät oikein sopineet hahmojen suuhun, ja osassa kohdista tuntui, että lukijalle ei annettu mahdollisuutta päätellä kontekstista mitään, kun kaikki piti kertoa auki. 

Mielenkiintoisinta oli ehdottomasti nykyhetken mukana kulkeva menneisyyden tarina, joten sen vuoksi seuraavan osan saatan lukea. 
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Israel's Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation's Founding Myth by Asaf Elia-Shalev

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A topic that’s not been so thoroughly and accessibly discussed before now get’s it’s shine. Israel’s Black Panthers is a well-researched account of a movement that made a huge impact, yet it never forgets the people who lived it and the story is told through them. Well-written and a breeze to read.
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