The People, No by Thomas Frank

This was outstanding: very thought-provoking and well-written.

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The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey Kluger

Very interesting and very nicely written.

Drive-thru Dreams by Adam Chandler

Extremely fun and very well written.

Semicolon by Cecelia Watson

So, so good. I loved this.

The Bomb Heard around the World by Gregory Marquette

An interesting story, but not particularly well-told.

Female Firebrands by Mikaela Kiner

So if you've never, ever read anything about female empowerment, sexual harassment, working mothers, and intersectionality, this is a great starting place. Otherwise, it's very basic.

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Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney

I totally devoured this. Highly recommended.

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Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel RIch

Very interesting.

A People's History of Computing in the United States by Joy Lisi Rankin

Very interesting.

The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes

Really, really interesting.

Rebel Cinderella by Adam Hochschild

Decent.

The Ethical Algorithm by Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth

Really fascinating.

The Joy of Search by Daniel M. Russell

Decent.

The World's Most Prestigious Prize by Geir Lundestad

meh

Finding Truth in Fiction by Karen Dill-Shackleford and Cynthia Vinney

Decent.

The Rules of Contagion by Adam Kucharski

Very interesting.

One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang

Decent.

The Merit Myth by Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, and Jeff Strohl

Excellent (if depressing) diagnosis, with unimpressive solutions.

Collision on Tenerife by Jon Ziomek

Very interesting. (I just realized the UPC code on the cover makes zero sense . . .)

Power Shift by Sally Armstrong

Really lame.

Want by Lynn Strong

This just didn't work for me: I need more plot than this.

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Grace Will Lead Us Home by Jennifer Berry Hawes

An excellent, devastating read.

So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Really, really good.

London Made Us by Robert Elms

Fun.

The Last Trial by Scott Turow

meh

Sealand by Dylan Taylor-Lehman

A great story.

1939 by Frederick Taylor

Really well done.

Working Stiff by Judy Melinek

Very, very interesting.

Our Time Is Now by Stacey Abrams

Good, in an infuriating way.

Jell-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom

meh

The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World by Tom Roston

Decent.

Alaric the Goth by Douglas Boin

Interesting. 

Fatal Invention by Dorothy Roberts

Fascinating.

America's First Female Serial Killer by Mary Kay McBrayer

So this was . . . fictionalized?

 

Land of Wondrous Cold by Gillen D'Arcy Wood

meh

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

This was amazing.

Feasting Wild by Gina Rae La Cerva

A dull mishmash of a book with a narrator who mispronounced dozens of words.

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

I loved this so, so much.

Ask Me Anything by P. Z. Reizin

So Happiness for Humans is one of my all-time favorites, which means I was really looking forward to this, and it was okay . . . but just okay.

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Bending toward Justice by Doug Jones

Really, really good.

Einstein on the Run by Andrew Robinson

Decent.

American Royals by Katharine McGee

I'm completely embarrassed by how much I enjoyed this and how much I am looking forward to the next one.

And If I Perish by Evelyn Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee

Really, really good.

The End of October by Lawrence Wright

Not a great novel, but fun to read given the similarities to the current pandemic.

The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell

I really enjoyed this, mostly because it had an ending that I didn't see coming.

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Superhuman by Rowan Hooper

meh

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

I was completely charmed by this book.

The Suspect by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen

Really, really good.

Counting Americans by Paul Schor

Very interesting.

A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet

I think I liked this.