nila's Reviews (526)

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

5.0

inspiring reflective fast-paced

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The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

5.0

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

The only thing I didn't like is the overuse of the word "belatedly"

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De kaller meg ulven

Zeshan Shakar

3.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Når Shakar treffer, treffer han blink. Det er flere ganger i boken jeg kjenner igjen egne tanker og opplevelser. Det har alltid vært det jeg liker best med måten han skriver på. Helhetlig, ble det for store kontraster på delene jeg likte og delene som var "fyll".

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Ice Planet Barbarians

Ruby Dixon

2.5

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Chosen by the book club. Pretty straightforward imo, I wouldn't say it adds anything in particular to the genre.

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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits: A Novel

Jason Pargin

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-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

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Summer Knight

Jim Butcher

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

3.75

challenging dark informative medium-paced

It seems unfair to rate this, considering I didn't realise I was somewhat in over my head with this book. It is a descriptive, detailed and well structured timeline from the early idea of occupying and colonising Palestine's land and resources. The author, has made it very interesting by mixing historical texts, anecdotes and many first-person accounts to paint a picture of the country's tragic history throughout the 20th century.

It was however, too dense for me, a d I struggled many times to follow the text (the audiobook was great!) Again, I think this was on me, I should've tried other texts that were more introductory before this one. If you are familiar with the topic, I think it'll be a great read for you.

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Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence

Kristen R. Ghodsee

4.0

challenging informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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