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Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Excrement, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Homophobia, Gun violence, and Misogyny
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.0
This book is about 40 pages too long. And what I mean is the 40 pages where f*g is splattered across the page should have been heavily edited. Also, shoehorned racism and an unnecessary drop of the hard r n-word.
Moshfegh is a gifted writer, the last hundred pages reflect this, but I haven’t come across such an ‘edgy’ woman in a very long time. “Oh, she’s raw, she tells it like it is,” can happen without the flippant use of slurs.
Moshfegh is a gifted writer, the last hundred pages reflect this, but I haven’t come across such an ‘edgy’ woman in a very long time. “Oh, she’s raw, she tells it like it is,” can happen without the flippant use of slurs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Homophobia, and Misogyny
Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
More people should be writing stories like this. The sheer understanding of these characters is incredible and the conversion of them from classic comics to a graphic novel worthy of the times is something to be applauded.
Also, wish more people would like the Joker like this: a booger.
Also, wish more people would like the Joker like this: a booger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The last story is really the banger of the collection.
Moshfegh really rides the line between raw and offensive, and at some points may cross it. I find myself wondering if she rides it a little too closely wherein it’s no longer edgy and turns mean spirited.
Moshfegh really rides the line between raw and offensive, and at some points may cross it. I find myself wondering if she rides it a little too closely wherein it’s no longer edgy and turns mean spirited.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Ableism
Moderate: Excrement
Punk Mambo by Cullen Bunn
adventurous
fast-paced
2.0
Apparently, the minute you shave a girls head she has to be a Tank Girl 2.0. The cover had me interested, the character design intrigued me, but the story was rough and the characterization was trite.
A combination of punk and voodoo is a great idea, but a white protagonist should have been reconsidered. The supporting characters would have been a better story to follow.
A combination of punk and voodoo is a great idea, but a white protagonist should have been reconsidered. The supporting characters would have been a better story to follow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl: Poems by Diane Seuss
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A beautiful ode to art and paintings, although, sometimes the poetry is lacking
Harley Quinn: 30 Years of the Maid of Mischief the Deluxe Edition by Various, DC Comics
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I guess it wouldn’t be a proper Harley homage of it didn’t include at least one story where Harley Quinn was just a tertiary character. Would have been a proper five stars without the Joker War comic; like honestly, so cringey to put that in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
I'm Not Here by GG
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It’s an interesting look in on the pain of the older sibling and the responsibilities they carry, or think that they must.
Moving - I think - but the ends falls a little flat. A little too open ended and I don’t think I quite understood the meaning or lesson of the story.
Moving - I think - but the ends falls a little flat. A little too open ended and I don’t think I quite understood the meaning or lesson of the story.