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challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
I adored this.
(I do think the font size was too small in the hardcover I read, but that's a publisher decision.)
(I do think the font size was too small in the hardcover I read, but that's a publisher decision.)
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
On This Day She: Putting Women Back Into History One Day at a Time
Tania Hershman, Jo Bell, Ailsa Holland
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
This was really well done, but not perfect. I read about so many women I want to learn more about (though not all were great people, the authors' explanations for including them was done well) and the social insight and commentary was spot on. More than 80 countries are represented with women of all races, ages, and eras (predictably, US/UK are heavily featured). However, I think each entry could have been a bit more in-depth and I would have loved to see more photos of the women or their work. I was also surprised to see that some entries for present-day women weren't updated to include major media events (for instance, J.K. Rowling's active transphobia is well documented, including several instances years prior to when this book was published).