melannrosenthal's Reviews (1.73k)

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

A Promised Land

4.5

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

Year of Yes

4.0

inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts by Teatro Luna

Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts

4.5

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory by Roxane van Iperen

The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

Roxane van Iperen

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains by Helen Thomson

Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains

4.0

informative inspiring slow-paced

Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

Heartbreak Bay

4.5

dark tense 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: Yes

RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick by Hannah Maguire, Suruthi Bala

RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick

Hannah Maguire, Suruthi Bala

4.0

dark reflective medium-paced

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan

The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century

Amia Srinivasan

4.0

challenging informative medium-paced

The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can make you truly happy by Wendy Syfret

The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can make you truly happy

4.5

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

When the Reckoning Comes

LaTanya McQueen

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated