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138 reviews
How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Great book for the times right now. 👀😅 it puts a lot of things happening into words and explains them better that I have been seeing from politicians in Canada and especially the USA. Fascism is definitely on the rise in many parts of the world right now.
Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
5.0
A must read for anyone that supports social justice and Indigenous issues. As a note, this is definitely an emotional read as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
The Age of Melt: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future Without Ice by Lisa Baril
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A very cool mix of archeology science and climate change and cultural archeology as well from indigenous people around the world in ice patches and glaciers. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in any of these things, it was very informative and very interesting to listen to. Climate change is depressing but still a book to listen to or read!
The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’ll always eat up a hockey romance. This one was no exception. Emotional, adventurous, tense, and lots of growth in this book. Loved it.
How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World by Ethan Tapper
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A very interesting and different perspective when it comes to being a steward of forests. Worth a read or listen!
Sinner by Sierra Simone
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A good, smutty, yet emotional book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A classic Tessa Bailey sports romcom that is also the spiciest book of hers I’ve read thus far. Also has a main character with type one diabetes too. So that’s some cool representation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma
The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Spectacular, give me 14 of em right now.
What a great second book. I cannot waiiiiiit to see what happens in book three when it’s out in a month!!!!
What a great second book. I cannot waiiiiiit to see what happens in book three when it’s out in a month!!!!
Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.75
Not something us humans think about very often is the effect roads have taken on wildlife, the environment and people. Very informative, and enlightening but also very sad as well.