chingonareads's reviews
18 reviews

Liarmouth by John Waters

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

As usual, the Pope of Trash does it again. Liarmouth is rude, strange and a little sexy-everything fans of John Waters look for in his work. The characters were strange but oddly relatable at times and the plot was silly but moved in a way that kept me reading and I ended up finishing the book in two afternoons. An interview in Variety (2022) says that Water’s is directing a film adaptation of Liarmouth and I’m already looking forward to it. 

Against Civility: The Hidden Racism in Our Obsession with Civility by Alex Zamalin

reflective medium-paced

3.75

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

Once I fell into the “groove” of the narrator shifts in the story, I really loved this book. 

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

Celebrity memoirs are a new genre to me and I read this on a random “spin” in my Libby app but it ended up being surprisingly enjoyable. While I can’t say I had any definitive **thoughts** about Pamela Anderson, this was such a nice look into her as a whole person and not just a pop culture symbol. 

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

4.0

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

From start to finish, there was not a single short story in this anthology that I didn’t love. I can’t wait to see this make its way into academic circles and seen taught in Literature classes.