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Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

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

2.75

I am not the target audience so take this with a pinch of salt.

I thought the characters were annoying. But they are teenagers.
Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

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dark informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Angela Davis is an amazing writer and her work on intersectional feminism is phenomenal. A wonderful book to read for intersectional feminism 
Guerrilla Girls: The Art of Behaving Badly by Guerrilla Girls

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challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

Humorous commentary along with very cool artwork.  
Eating Fire and Drinking Water by Arlene J. Chai

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I enjoyed this book, mostly. I think the author included too many povs and it seemed there were two plot lines that could have both been books, not smushed into one.
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Boring.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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

2.25

She could do so much better.
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

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funny fast-paced
  • 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

3.75

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

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challenging informative tense slow-paced

4.0

Really informative and an easy book to introduce the topic of police abolition. 

In my opinion, I think it doesn’t go far enough (or maybe it was toned down to get published? Dunno.). I also wish that it focused on capitalism’s need for punitive policing a bit more. 
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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

0.5

Too excitable. Too many exclamation marks used. I felt like I was reading a Wattpad entry of a lovesick fifteen year old who recently finished a course in short-story fiction.