captainsharonpants's reviews
9 reviews

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention by Stanislas Dehaene

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challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

An accessible primer, and I learned a ton. 
Sex with Kings by Eleanor Herman

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informative slow-paced

1.25

Just a collection of historical anecdotes. Some organizational patterns emerged further in, but somehow sex was made mostly boring. 
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Shift Omnibus (Silo, #2) by Hugh Howey

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

4.0

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

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challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Palestine by Joe Sacco

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dark emotional hopeful informative tense slow-paced

4.0

The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

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informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Nerds Like It Hot by Vicki Lewis Thompson

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I love a frivolous themed romance as much as the next girl, but this one relies entirely on tired and harmful stereotypes. Like the evil, "creepy" crossdresser and pathetic overweight nerd. I finished it only because I was curious how she would effect the obvious romance ending, but I found myself hating almost everyone by the end (I would take Cora and Ben as grandparents tbh).