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An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Chris Hadfield

5.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

2.0

sad slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There was no plot????

The Diary of a Bookseller

Shaun Bythell

3.5

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Notes on a Nervous Planet

Matt Haig

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

3.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Call Me By Your Name

André Aciman

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline

3.5

adventurous tense fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Easy book to read with different events from the movie adaptation.

Contained a section dialogue with transphobic language.

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Patrick Ness

4.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This felt like 2 books mushed into one.
The two story lines didn't really over lap enough for both of them to co-exist within the same book and it was like a YA novel with fantasy seeping in.

Other than that, I enjoyed this book as an easy read with diverse, well written, queer characters.

The Death Cure

James Dashner

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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