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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

dark sad tense fast-paced

2.0

The book is very dark. I would not recommend it for people who suffers with eating disorders or who has suffered any form of abuse. She is very descriptive about her anorexia and bulimia. The book also mentions verbal, physical and sexual abuse, as well as drugs and alcohol abuse.

It was an interesting reading though

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Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

This is not the kind of book you can read in one sit. It’s very intense, it makes you sad, it makes you mad, it makes you want to scream, it makes you want to cry. For many times while listening it I had to pause to breath, there were times I was walking with my dog and I would just freeze in the middle of the sidewalk and stare blank at nowhere because I was overwhelming with emotions.

The Golden Girls' Getaway by Judy Leigh

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

4.0

This one felt a little slower than The Five French Hens, but it was still lovely and heartwarming to read. I’ll miss Vivienne, Gwen and Mary.

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

Inspiring and instructive. It opened my eyes to how capitalism and patriarchal issues have molded and still molds today’s society and it helped me see a way out of all these madness, and the answer is love. Not love as an abstract noun but an action based on respect, acceptance and other more concrete nouns. I would have given 5 stars if it wasn’t for the last chapter, it seemed it was there just to fill up some pages.

Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone

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relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The characters act like teenagers even though they are adults. Specially the main character seems pretty immature on her relationship with her parents (and even life). It seems like she is always expecting someone will fix things for her, at the same time she gets angry when her parents do it for her.

This Isn't Happening by Anna Snoekstra

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dark tense slow-paced

2.0

The Signalman by Charles Dickens

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slow-paced

1.0

The Old Girls' Network by Judy Leigh

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced