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Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin
challenging
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
funny
fast-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
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams by Carol Zaleski, Philip Zaleski
informative
inspiring
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
2.25
I really wanted to like this one.
Nothing can stop this text from getting swallowed up by Tolkien and Lewis, no matter how much this is marketed as a book about the Inklings as a group. That's not to disparage them; I just don't think this is very much about the other two, who completely fall by the wayside in less loving detail. Also the authors' prose [and opinions randomly slipped in as if they were facts]... makes for something unreadably dry and difficult to stomach.
Expect to chew on each passage heavily before safely moving on to the next, only to swallow more, and then it's just completely over stuffed on top of that. It's like a thick bowl of gruel in that way. A big mound of grey.
The audiobook could send you to sleep, if you're looking for a sleeping aide.
If you're interested in any of these men individually, maybe seek out a biography centered on them; this book is not as well-rounded as it would have anyone hope.
Nothing can stop this text from getting swallowed up by Tolkien and Lewis, no matter how much this is marketed as a book about the Inklings as a group. That's not to disparage them; I just don't think this is very much about the other two, who completely fall by the wayside in less loving detail. Also the authors' prose [and opinions randomly slipped in as if they were facts]... makes for something unreadably dry and difficult to stomach.
Expect to chew on each passage heavily before safely moving on to the next, only to swallow more, and then it's just completely over stuffed on top of that. It's like a thick bowl of gruel in that way. A big mound of grey.
The audiobook could send you to sleep, if you're looking for a sleeping aide.
If you're interested in any of these men individually, maybe seek out a biography centered on them; this book is not as well-rounded as it would have anyone hope.