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271 reviews

Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow, incredible imagination and what a plot!
Lovelier, Lonelier by Daryl Qilin Yam

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lurkers by Sandi Tan

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

When the Bombs Stopped: The Legacy of War in Rural Cambodia by Erin Lin

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informative sad medium-paced

4.0

It was very interesting - I learnt a lot about a rather niche subject area.
Thorns in the Crown by Barry Turner

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informative slow-paced

3.0

Lots of information but a bit dry
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

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emotional funny sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Heartwrenching but so good
Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain by David Eagleman

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informative medium-paced

4.25

Very interesting and well written!
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

He outdid himself again!!! What a splendid book.
Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science by Erin Zimmerman

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emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

I found the descriptions of botany and the author’s experience in academia very interesting and enlightening. I wasn’t so impressed with the parts on motherhood. I don’t think the change in perspective from not wanting to have children, to having four
and giving up an entire scientific career for it
, was very well explained. I wish she shared more about what changed her perspective and how she came to make that choice, especially since motherhood is in the title!
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Very interesting! I learnt loads. Some parts did feel a bit speculative though - I would take some points with a pinch of salt.