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World War Z
by Max Brooks
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What a great audiobook cast! I did find myself a little zoned out in the middle of this book based on the short chapters that could range from emotional to gory to highly military technical, but overall the voice acting was really strong and did keep me in a lot of parts. I loved the world building that often gets overlooked in the highly focused apocalypse books like the vernacular and cultural shifts that come during and after big moments in history, it felt like a really interesting sociological study in that way!

The Death Of Vivek Oji
by Akwaeke Emezi
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This was a really beautiful story, and even though one of my best friends is Nigerian, I found myself learning some really fun new things about Nigerian culture from the setting of this book. Tragic, but a really well written depiction of grief.

Future Home Of The Living God
by Louise Erdrich
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Wow I really wished for a better ending. Not that the ending wasn't completely great and well written, but I was just really hoping that Cedar would make it out! And she was so close too. This was a really beautifully written book about the end of the way we know the world, the meaning of family, and watching it up against my own estranged connection to my Minnesotan Ojibwe grandfather was really poignant. Louise Erdrich really writes such beautiful books.

Gender Queer
by Maia Kobabe
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The art of this was really beautiful. I think this had a really unique and very unsure message in a completely good way, like so many books on sexuality and gender are so self-confident, either in the science or in the self-understanding, and I really appreciated that this author was even to the very end not very sure of eirself. It's a strong message that you don't ever have to be an expert on the way you feel, because sometimes the words and labels we make don't quite describe the way we feel, and we don't have to put ourselves in a box

Managing ADHD Finances: A Digital Guidebook for Adults
by Kyrus Keenan Westcott
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This is an ebook that provides a very simple, straightforward, and positive approach to managing finances when you have ADHD. It's written by Kyrus Keenan Westcott, a content creator on Instagram who also has ADHD. His words and advice made me feel seen and realize that I'm not inherently bad simply because I struggle with money; I just need to utilize methods and tools that work with my neurodivergency, not against it. For anyone struggling with money due to ADHD, I highly recommend this!

The World According To Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
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This little book is a great resource for some of the wisdom and thoughts of Fred Rogers. Mr. Rogers was as much a part of my growing up as Sesame Street and Disney. Hearing his words now so many years later hits on a deeper level, a more appreciative level. With all the negativity and chaos going on in the world right now, it may do you some good to read this book or listen to the audiobook. An absolute 5 stars.

Through The Woods
by Emily Carroll
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This is a graphic novel that contains 5 short horror stories. E.M. Carroll is fantastic at creating tension and terror through their use of illustrations, color, and shadow. Their stories are moody and atmospheric; a great read for either Summerween (this is entry #1 for my current Summerween reading challenge) OR for Halloween. Be forewarned: there are elements of body horror in this collection.

Out There Screaming
by Jordan Peele
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I love short story compilations most days but I loved the variety in topic and style from all of the different authors! There are some that I wish were entire books, and there were some that I found other books by the authors to add to my reading list. So glad I got this one off thr shelf.

The Stand
by Stephen King
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As an avid Stephen King fan, I always hear people mention that this is one of their all-time favorite King books. I think I agree! While it took me a long time to slog through the first five to seven hundred pages of this book, all the heavily detailed storylines and connecting ensembles, the pay-off was incredible. I finished the last five to six hundred pages in a matter of days because the momentum built so well and all I wanted to see was what would happen. Each character met such a profound end, and somehow despite all the King books I've read I was surprised at how masterfully everything wrapped up. From the Lincoln tunnel scene to Trashcan Man's return to Tom and Stu's trip through the snow I was completely locked in.

The Ballad Of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle
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I had no idea that this was based on an H.P. Lovecraft story but I was totally drawn in, especially by the historic depictions of New York. I both loved that it was short, keeping some mystery and intrigue to the ending, and wished that it was twice as long to learn more about the strange magic!!
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