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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Monica Murphy, Bill Wasik

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informative slow-paced

2.5


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Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

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

2.0

super conceptually fun, but ends up overthrowing a coherent, well-paced plot, consistent three-dimensional characters, and clear worldbuilding for themes and vibes most of the time. probably a good time for someone, but unfortunately not me

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Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History by Vidya Krishnan

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informative medium-paced

2.75

interesting information, but horrendous organization thereof; I really do not think you needed to go into that much detail about the history of patent law. also, despite the title and blurb, covers a relatively limited period of time and geographical range in TB's history and isn't so much about how TB has shaped society as how systematic issues affect how TB patients are treated (important and interesting in and of itself, but not what the book is advertised as being about)

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Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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


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The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.75

could have been super good, but badly needed another round or two of edits

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Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75


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Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs

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reflective slow-paced

2.0

deeply obnoxiously overwritten prose and a lot of pointless tangents, but somewhere beneath that is some interesting information about whales and the environment

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The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw, Richard Kadrey

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

fun! like most cosmic horror, beautifully grotesque but sometimes a little too incomprehensible and disjointed

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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

4.0


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The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0


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