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25 reviews
The Blood of the Vampire by Florence Marryat
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
A delightfully weird story about a vampire who doesn't bite anyone or shrivel in the sunlight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Sexism
Euripides Bacchae by Euripides
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Truly disturbing and intense. Still not sure how I feel about it. The choral odes are luminous tho.
The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
A collection of beautiful stories, mostly very short. Good stories for thinking and wondering about the world.
The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present by Jeffrey M. Hurwit
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 61%.
textbook for class
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Did not finish book. Stopped at 99%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 99%.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
George Eliot reigns in my heart as the queen of novelists
The Analog Sea Review No. 3 by Jonathan S. Simons
challenging
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
analog sea is a wonderful offline magazine focusing on the literature of reflection, creativity, and interiority. Volumes are elegantly made, with beautiful original art works.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
A novel like a gemstone: scintillating, showy, and luminous. Best digested in one or two sittings.
The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
Good sex scenes, but dissapointingly scripted ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide attempt