madgerdes's Reviews (970)

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

4.0

dark informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

5.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Robin Wall Kimmerer

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Walter Rodney

4.0

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness

Mark Epstein

4.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Girls That Never Die

Safia Elhillo

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock

Jenny Odell

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

This will likely be a book I thrust into the hands of my unwitting friends and return to throughout my life

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir

Séamas O'Reilly

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Before Your Memory Fades

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.5

emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

Eating Salad Drunk: Haikus for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats

Gabe Henry, Emily Flake

3.5

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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