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Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Tezcatlipoca by Kiwamu Sato
It's a good thing I can't say the title right. It just about put the fear of the Aztec god in me lol. The insinuation of the cyclical nature of time in this book followed by the 'breaking of the wheel' by our main character was so well done, I had to double check who the author was. I couldn't find anything about them. This is my first time reading about something so interesting only to find nothing about the author. Now I'm more curious than ever
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I went into this blind, not even knowing what the title meant. This was not the rollercoaster I initially thought it would be. It's a ferris wheel ride that pauses long, then drops in quick succession. The inclusion of the Aztec culture coinciding with the timeline gives a prophetic aspect to it that I would have considered cheesy in other reads but not in this one. I would recommend it, I just wouldn't read it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder
A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World by Parmy Olson
informative
reflective
3.5
The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World by Christine Rosen
informative
reflective
3.0
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
2.0
So, this how it feels like to be told, not shown. To be spoon-fed every single thing, even pining.
A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective by Françoise Vergès
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
3.0