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Less by Andrew Sean Greer

3.5

sounded really cute, but ended up being very generous and just stuff you've heard a million times before. still loved to have a character who's turning 50 and trying to figure his life out 

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

- includes the sapphic stereotype of falling in love within two minutes
- males you feel kinda stupid, even if you genuinely like sci-fi (and didn't come for the sapphic lovestory) 

Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann?: Handeln für eine Welt, in der wir leben wollen by Harald Lesch, Klaus Kamphausen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 12%.

Wie kann man nur so unreflektiert sein? Chancengleichheit gibt's natürlich und DU sollst die Welt retten lmao

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

3.5

Hundert (100) Gedichte by Bertolt Brecht, Siegfried Unseld

4.5

Fische by Melissa Broder

4.0

for a book that's described as "weird and obsessive" this definitely wasn't weird and obsessive enough 

Girlcrush: Roman | Die deutsche Übersetzung des Sunday-Times-Bestsellers by Florence Given

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Night – Nacht der Angst by Riley Sager

3.0

how can the first half be so amazing and the second half be absolute garbage? 

George Orwell, Die großen Werke. Farm der Tiere, 1984, Die großen Essays. Im Schmuckschuber: Dystopie, Fabel und kluge, zeitlose politische Aufsätze by George Orwell

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Fentanyl, Inc.: how rogue chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic by Ben Westhoff

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

too many personal stories and anecdotes for my liking, but if you like that type of writing, this will be your book about opioids