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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? No
5.0
She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.5
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change by David de Rothschild
fast-paced
2.5
I love learning about ways I can better help the Earth. This book didn't teach me much unfortunately. Having been published over a decade ago, it is quite outdated. I can't fault it for that, but I would love to see an updated version. It was also interesting to see the things that affected us in 2007 that really don't anymore. My biggest problem with this read is that it seems to be tips for the privileged. A lot of the tips are very expensive or out of reach for people below the middle class and people in rural environments. It suggests a lot of ways to build or remodel houses that is wholly inaccessible for people renting. The humor just also wasn't for me. My biggest disappointment is that it mentions how we could lower carbon emissions if everyone in the world lost one pound. That's a horrible, privileged, and fatphobic tip that made me hesitant to finish the rest of the book. I really wanted to get to the emergency tips in case of a full global meltdown, so I persisted. Even those tips were meh and they seemed to all be jokes.
I overall can't recommend this book for anyone looking to learn about the environment or how to help it.
I overall can't recommend this book for anyone looking to learn about the environment or how to help it.
People of Pride: 25 Great LGBTQ Americans by Chase Clemesha
fast-paced
2.0
This book unfortunately is full of multiple problems. Like many other reviewers have mentioned, it deadnames a trans man and uses very outdated language by saying he was "born in a girl's body." I also don't agree with some of the choices in people displayed; it's like telling queer youth "You too can be a bully or class traitor." The design is also quite lacking. It would be much better if there were illustrations instead of photographs. I also feel like the language is much younger than the targeted audience. I truly wanted to like this book, but overall, I cannot recommend it.