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Hey everyone! â¨
I wonder if you all have a certain type of system for rating the books you've read? Or do you just rate it on vibes, like me? I have always been hesitant to rate some books 5 stars previously (for whatever reasons) but now, I have been more open to giving 5 stars â if I really really love it!
That being said, I'd like to set up a certain rating system for books đ¤ and would like to hear how you all rate your books?â¨
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Nonmonogamy and Neurodiversity: A More Than Two Essentials Guide (3)
Alyssa Gonzalez
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Nonmonogamy and Neurodiversity: A More Than Two Essentials Guide (3)
Alyssa Gonzalez
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Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
Patty Krawec
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Iâm intrigued by the story and yet Iâm slightly annoyed with:
I see now why some people prefer third person narration- I usually donât mind first person but when the characterâs insecurities are showing up hard, it can be a bit rough to read.
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The Salvage
Anbara Salam
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The Salvage
Anbara Salam
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I found myself annoyed with the writing more often than I usually am with this book. I also had some political issues with it - one I mentioned in the forum and another was the too simplistic discussions of gentrification. I also had issues with the use of second person when discussing sea creatures to have the audience identify with the animals or an entire species that ended up feeing like anthropomorphism to me. I am also just maybe too close in so that almost nothing of the memoir bits felt novel to me - not that I need something novel per se in a memoir but the writing/message also didnât consistently add much for me.
I did enjoy some of the essays, especially the one about their mixed race experience.
I do recommend looking at content warnings before reading, @fierceandtender wrote some out in the forum.
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How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
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Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run
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