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54,419 pages read and 3,477 team points

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2,307 pts

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The 57 Bus

By Dashka Slater

4 stars

Richard and Sasha's worlds collide on the 57 bus and this moment changes their worlds forever. This book explores the injustice of the America justice system when dealing with Black/African American youth. It also explore the prejudice that rainbow youth are exposed to. Slater has chosen an interesting narrative style, part exposed, part third party recount.
A Song To Drown Rivers

By Ann Liang

5 stars

Xishi's beauty is the beaury of legend. It is the dangerous type of beauty that can change history. The China she knows is being reshaped by the whims of powerful men. When she enters their orbit she is drawn into a dangerous game that gives her the ability to decide powerful mens' and nations' fates. All it requires is for her to sacrifice her body, heart and desire.
Orbital

By Samantha Harvey

4 stars

Six astronauts orbit the earth musing on their lives, humanity and the planet. I'm not into space so this wasn't the read for me and it took me 3 attempts to actually finish this novella. The language is beautiful, the musings are thoughtful, sad and hopeful.
The Mires

By Tina Makareti

4 stars

Set on the Kāpiti Coast this book follows the lives and families of three mothers who are all facing a world changed by climate disaster. They each have to contend with the pressures environmental collapse places upon their homes, families and lives. I enjoyed the first three quarters of this book but the resolution felt rushed.
Circe

By Madeline Miller

5 stars

Loved this.
Wild dark shore

By Charlotte McConaghty

5 stars

The Salt family's life on Shearwater Island is crumbling. The island is inhospitable, lashed by violent storms and eaten away by rising tides. Much like the endemic plants and animals they have grown, adapted to their isolated home. This book is beautiful, depressing, tragic and hopeful. It speaks of the worlds we create and the worlds we are forced to adapt to. This book explores the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of love in the face of betrayal and destruction.
What we can know

By Ian McEwan

3 stars

Narratives, art, academia, human resilience, idolisation and civilsation's apathy in the face of environmental disaster. This book explores how narratives shape our experience of the world and the way we live. The first half is quite long, drawn out and the narrator is dull the second half ramps up a bit

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The 57 Bus

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Orbital

The Mires

Circe

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What we can know

Onslow College

54,419 pages read and 3,477 team points

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