xolobooks's Reviews (197)

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Disposable City: Miami's Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe

Mario Alejandro Ariza

4.0

challenging funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: No

I really enjoyed this books. I wish I could have read this book when I was a teen.

Content Warnings

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Layla F. Saad

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

The self reflection in this book took my Antiracism learning to a whole new level

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid

4.0

challenging emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

Carol Anderson

4.5

challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

I learned so much from this book! It helped me understand the examples of White Rage we’ve seen recently

Behold the Dreamers

Imbolo Mbue

2.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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: Yes

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