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Other People by Neil Gaiman
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Interesting concept, but just a little boring? It just wasn’t as gripping as it could have been.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture
Carrie by Stephen King
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The book is well-written and discusses female & religious horror well, but Stephen King’s weird sexualisation of every female character in the book (including the teenagers) just grossed me out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual content
Stephen King sexualises female characters a lot.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
lots of description of abuse and murder, and all the trigger warnings that cone with that. big trigger warning for very dysfunctional relationships as well.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Brilliantly written and utterly engrossing. You’ll never know what’s going to happen next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder
Minor: Misogyny and Physical abuse
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Good short story, just wasn't to my personal taste.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality by Augusto López-Claros, Bahíyyih Nakhjavání
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
This book is a great economic exploration of feminism in the modern age! It makes a global analysis of how various areas of women's oppression (ie. femicide, wage gaps, educational disparities) influence their economic contributions, whilst also suggesting some possible solutions. An excellent contemporary feminist text! (Also, there is a wonderful bibliography at the back of the book full of studies and sources for further exploration of the topics covered.)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Abortion
All of these topics are discussed in an informational way. There is some mention of specific violence against women, but it's not super graphic from my recollections.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I enjoyed reading this, and it was certainly well-written, but I just don't think it's the book for me. Still, the online pdf is 10 pages, so I'd recommend it for anyone who would like to read it, since it's very short!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
4.0
This book was pretty good! It's definitely more narrative-style than pure information, but the author has other works focusing on the pure clinical side of it. I definitely found it informative, though there was a lot of graphic content and I felt the author was a little reluctant to acknowledge personal mistakes at times (though I suppose that's probably typical of autobiographies!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
You can probably figure this out from just looking at what the book is about, but quite frankly almost any trigger you can think of is included in this book in one way or another. Whilst I'd recommend it for people who are interested, I'd encourage you to be wary if you're sensitive to this sort of thing.
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It's a very Hemingway novel: I would highly recommend if you like his work! I really liked the symbolism, as well as the very palpable tension throughout the novel, which is aided by the lack of context.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abortion
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I absolutely adored Scout's narrative voice: the balance of childishness and maturity was excellent. The plot was well-written, and the book was engaging. However, it was a little difficult to get into, and the datedness of the language means I'm pretty sure I missed a couple of pretty significant things.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism and Bullying
Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
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