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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
family is what you create 🫶🏼😭 i love Roz and Brightbill so much. reading this with my partner made it so special.
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
i love going to therapy! (real therapy) and reading books about weird little freaks!
Melissa by Alex Gino
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
so sweet, i wish i had this when i was younger!
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
informative
3.75
Valuable reflection on activism, dialogue, and identity politics. I appreciate the reflections on the past in order to inform how we move forward.
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca
2.75
ehhhh…. this wasn’t executed as well as i wish it was. super interesting premise, but cheesy dialogue & storytelling that fell flat.
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
a very good character study & scene into girls and womens’ lives in pre independence zimbabwe
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
❤️❤️🩹 i love these babies and am going to kill somebody
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Elif Shafak is a master of the novel. All of her books are stellar- they’re reflective, beautiful, passionate, incredible. Reading this book forced me to slow down a little bit in my reading, but in the best way. I wanted to really take in the story and messages.
I think you can’t help but be endeared to Zaleekhah, Narin, and Arthur- as different as they are, they have experiences that many can relate to and finding their common connections was done so well & was very emotional. There are threads - or water droplets - that connect us all.
Also, through Arthur specifically, Shafak shows how even the poorest in the global core play a role in the ostracization and colonization of the periphery. How even people who understand and experience inequalities can perpetrate them elsewhere.
I think you can’t help but be endeared to Zaleekhah, Narin, and Arthur- as different as they are, they have experiences that many can relate to and finding their common connections was done so well & was very emotional. There are threads - or water droplets - that connect us all.
Also, through Arthur specifically, Shafak shows how even the poorest in the global core play a role in the ostracization and colonization of the periphery. How even people who understand and experience inequalities can perpetrate them elsewhere.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Genocide
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.75
rip keiko you would’ve loooved an autism diagnosis