barrybj's reviews
70 reviews

Wildwood Imperium by Colin Meloy

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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? No

5.0

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

no clue if this book holds up but has HEAVY nostalgic memories attatched to ir for mie. laurie ur a real one

My Life with the Walter Boys by Fallzswimmer, Ali Novak

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

a horror thriller disguised as a teen romance. I spent half of this book terrified for the main characters life.

Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

i read this book when i was 14 and it was so revoltingly misogynistic that its haunted me for almost 10 years

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Icaro, Vol. 2 by Jirō Taniguchi, Mœbius

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

both books combined make for a simple and beautifully illustrated but ultimately kund of unimpressive work. perhaps theres some continuation I dont know ogf but it felt as though lots of events happened very suddenly and lots of characters changed with little prompting. There were also more than a few loose ends unfinished by the story. Im unsure if something happened that left the story unfinished but between the black eyed test tube people, the mysterious lesbian antagonist and the one scientist going suddenly berserk and hosting a small coup in the lab all went underdeveloped and underexplored. Just expected more overall

Icaro, Vol. 1 by Jirō Taniguchi, Mœbius

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

medium-paced

5.0

what. the fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Pregnancy, Gore, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, War, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Vol. 1: Going Underground by Jon Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Gerard Way, Tom Scioli

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is probably one of my all time favorite books

Envelope Poems by Jen Bervin, Emily Dickinson, Marta Werner

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

5.0

there are those
   who are shallow
     intentionally 
      and     only
      profound
       by
        accident

-Emily Dickinson