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The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Obsession

Nora Roberts

4.0

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Sorcerer to the Crown

Zen Cho

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

2.5

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

5.0

informative inspiring sad slow-paced

The testimonies of oppression and abuse suffered by Black people in the US are infuriating but also strangely soul-enriching? If nothing else because they choose to cling to life and dignity even as white supremacy tries and fails to grind them down. I'm reminded of this poem by Lucille Clifton:

won’t you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.

Beautifully written, ferociously researched. The ideal for historiography.