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The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth by Sam Quinones
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.75
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Jeffrey Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism by Jack Rosewood
dark
informative
medium-paced
2.75
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchison
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I didn't love the turn in the series towards the police perspective over the victims.
And I really disliked Meecedes
And I really disliked Meecedes
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.25
Short 6 hour audiobook, picked it up from the library. Honestly would recommend podcasts and the documentary Shiney Happy People over the book.
There was a good bit in the middle when it looked like Jill and her husband would stand up for themselves and that kind of happened but mostly fizzled... the beginning was not bad but could have been more condensed but the peek into how things started and snowballed was interesting. Michelle went up a little in my opinion even if she is excessively passive in her horrible husband's choices, he seems to be incredibly manipulative, selfish and greedy, and she is by default by doing nothing as he tramples his children's lives (but his children are also ultra passive in standing up for themselves). The part everyone wanted to know, the Josh scandal was like 1p pages right at the end?
Jill is measured and mature in how she responds to her family's pressures and accusations and doesn't lean into the gossip but also isn't hard enough on the choices her parents made and the level of damage done by the IBLP
There was a good bit in the middle when it looked like Jill and her husband would stand up for themselves and that kind of happened but mostly fizzled... the beginning was not bad but could have been more condensed but the peek into how things started and snowballed was interesting. Michelle went up a little in my opinion even if she is excessively passive in her horrible husband's choices, he seems to be incredibly manipulative, selfish and greedy, and she is by default by doing nothing as he tramples his children's lives (but his children are also ultra passive in standing up for themselves). The part everyone wanted to know, the Josh scandal was like 1p pages right at the end?
Jill is measured and mature in how she responds to her family's pressures and accusations and doesn't lean into the gossip but also isn't hard enough on the choices her parents made and the level of damage done by the IBLP
The Roses of May by Dot Hutchison
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25