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383 reviews

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 36%.
my library hold's about to expire and i feel too indifferent to both the plot&characters to renew, honestly 😐 like not to be mean but i just kept thinking how i could be rereading children of ruin by adrian tchaikovsky instead
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The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World by Theresa MacPhail

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informative slow-paced

4.0

Crashcourse by Wilhelmina Baird

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

2.0

just enough actually entertaining and compelling moments to make me genuinely pissed off about the rest of it. like it's SO CLOSE to being a good and campy cyberpunk thriller and YET. AND YET!!!!!!
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Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i <3 miscommunication 
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How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

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fast-paced

4.0

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Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright

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

2.5

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Tiger, Tiger Vol. 1 by Petra Erika Nordlund

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adventurous funny fast-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? No

5.0

FROTHING AT THE MOUTH
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith

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reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

some VERY solid and thoughtful social/anthropological sci-fi, reminded me of Le Guin’s work a lot :)
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A Matter for Men by David Gerrold

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

3.5

LOVE how deadly fucking serious Gerrold treats "invasion of man-eating fluffy catterpillars from outer space." not all of it aged well, and it has an unfortunate tendency for pretentious lectures, but the base concept of an ecological alien invasion - i.e., aliens apparently attempting to terraform (…xenoform?) the Earth to their liking through the introduction of various invasive species - rather than the traditional military one is SO interesting.

also, the dumb chapter epigraphs were so fun. one chapter ending with
Jim and Ted
finally kissing only for the next one to start with the quote "Bad taste is timeless." made me laugh out loud ngl

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