Reviews and Comments

Recommended by Naomi Klein, so you know it's going on my To Read list

Just like all of Clare Pooley's other novels, this one was a very worthwhile read. The characters are all quirky, the drama is compelling, and the stakes are relatively low. Highly recommend.

Clare Pooley writes fun novels.

One of the greatest Canadian politicians ever (the first to introduce public healthcare). Also, strangely, Kiefer Sutherland's grandpa!

Unionize your workplace!

"The only In Between I lived in now was my rightful place: where Apocalypse may strike daily, but the world never ends."

If you're an activist, or a leftist, or you just want to see a better society than the one we currently live in, you should read this book.

A rousing, inspirational, and at times gut-wrenching look into the life of a Palestinian living under an illegal occupation.

I found this book to be very helpful for where I'm at in my life. If you're struggling with religious trauma, or even just with existing as a Christian in a world where that term is so often (correctly) associated with white supremacy, patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, nationalism, fascism, etc.

Just as with every other installment in this anthology, 5 stars all around. Absolutely loved this book.

Doctorow does a really good job of building out the world and the society that the main characters live in. This book still fell prey to the one complaint that I have with Doctorow's fictional writing, which is that all of the main characters (regardless of age/gender/etc) seem to speak with his voice. An example of this would be an adolescent teenage boy calling a teenage girl "a good egg". I have trouble seeing a young person actually talking like that.

However, even with that minor nagging complaint, this was a great book!

I can understand why this is one of the most popular fantasy series in the world.

I like the Black Dawn series, and this book only reinforced my appreciation. It wasn't perfect, but the world building was amazing. Highly recommended for people looking for an anarchist-flavored sci-fi novella.

This book should honestly be required reading for any school students that read Huck Finn. A bit dark at times due to the brutal nature of slavery, but this is one of my favorite books of the past few years.

I'd heard that this particular book was darker than the Heartstopper books, but I didn't actually realize that it would be such a different vibe. The whole angsty-depressed teenager theme didn't necessarily land with me, and I don't think that's a reflection on the book itself as it was a rather poor decision on my part to read this particular book at this particular time.

It was really cool to get some insight into Charlie Spring's sister's life, but this book just didn't fully click with me.