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Books I've Rated 4 / 5

Ratings Breakdown

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1.5

2

2.5

3

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3.5

4

192

4.5

5

Through the Wall

by Caroline Corcoran

Finished 2020-08-31
A Queen in Hiding

by Sarah Kozloff, Imogene Church

Finished 2020-07-29
The End of Policing

by Alex S. Vitale

Finished 2020-07-03

Honestly surprised at how moderate it felt. With such a bold title I expected more extreme stances. But it seemed pretty levelheaded and a lot of its points were not specifically related to abolition, but more to the problems faced and the things needed to fix the problem even partially. One could easily read this book and come away with a strong advocacy for reform, rather than abolition. But all the points combined certainly paint a picture of a situation that is very hard to fully address with reform (and in fact it points out a lot of the ways attempts at reform fail). Quick read, full of good (if depressing) examples of the problem we face. Recommended most for people who are new to these issues.
The Rage of Dragons

by Evan Winter

Finished 2020-06-19
The Name of All Things

by Jenn Lyons

Finished 2020-05-15
Come Tumbling Down

by Seanan McGuire

Finished 2020-04-30
The Red Hunter

by Lisa Unger

Finished 2020-04-24

Pretty predictable at a certain point, but overall enjoyable.
Wanderers

by Chuck Wendig

Finished 2020-03-26

Pretty timely, obviously. Pandemic, white supremacist demagogue, etc. I enjoyed it.
Upright Women Wanted

by Sarah Gailey

Finished 2020-02-19
The Sentence is Death

by Anthony Horowitz

Finished 2020-02-17
A Closed and Common Orbit

by Becky Chambers

Finished 2020-02-14
Rebel of the Sands

by Alwyn Hamilton

Finished 2020-02-12
The City in the Middle of the Night

by Charlie Jane Anders

Finished 2020-01-19
I Let You Go

by Clare Mackintosh

Finished 2019-12-30

3.5 stars maybe. I think it was well-told. The arc of the story, in the end, wasn’t that exceptional, and Spoilerthe gist of the incident in question was pretty clear well before the end, so the big reveal wasn’t that big but it was interesting and kept me curious from start to finish.
The Amber Spyglass

by Philip Pullman

Finished 2019-12-20

Ooh boy it gets very heavy-handed at the end. But I do appreciate how Pullman refuses to pigeonhole his characters and to wrap most things up with a tidy bow—characters who were antagonists early on show some goodness, perhaps even redeeming goodness, and not everybody gets what they want in the end. The wrap-up is full of messaging that I liked but which I suppose I wish were a bit more subtle.

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Books I've Rated 4 / 5

Ratings Breakdown

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1.5

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2.5

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3.5

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4.5

5

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Through the Wall

A Queen in Hiding

The End of Policing

The Rage of Dragons

The Name of All Things

Come Tumbling Down

The Red Hunter

Wanderers

Upright Women Wanted

The Sentence is Death

A Closed and Common Orbit

Rebel of the Sands

The City in the Middle of the Night

I Let You Go

The Amber Spyglass