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13 reviews
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
informative
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Hate crime and Police brutality
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The Diary of a Young Girl by Mirjam Pressler, Anne Frank, Otto H. Frank
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
5.0
Capital Volume I: The Process of Production of Capital by Karl Marx
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The City & the City by China Miéville
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Xenophobia and Injury/Injury detail
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Incest, Rape, Violence, Colonisation, and War