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The Divine Comedy: Volume 1: Inferno by John D. Sinclair, Dante Alighieri

dark slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

no point in reviewing inferno itself, so i'll just say that the edition i read was spectacular!!!!

Yvain; Or, the Knight with the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

in case i want to look back in the future: yeah this is where the arthurian phase started

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

oh for god's sake why do i do this to myself

Sun and Steel by John Bester, Yukio Mishima

reflective slow-paced

2.5

on one hand, a fascinating look into an inner philosophy unlike any other i've ever experienced. on the other, so difficult to read that i basically gained nothing from this.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

susanna clarke i was not familiar with your game. holy shit. holy fuck.

Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other Stories by Yukio Mishima

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

some of the most fascinating writing i've read in a while. mishima is someone i've had a fascination with for a while, and i'm glad i finally had a chance to experience some of his work. it's a tough thing to grapple with his politics and his death, but i think it makes the exercise of reading him more valuable? idk. i've just never really struggled to get my head around someone's philosophy like this, and it's a pretty enriching experience.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

gut punch after gut punch. rage and exhaustion. i will never forget this.

Moomin Book 1 by Tove Jansson

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

and if this is the most enchanting thing i've ever read???

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

this is one of those books i'm SO glad i kept pushing through but my god!!!!!!!!!!!! it is gonna stick with me forever

tell me when my hunting days are over by dualwelding

dark emotional medium-paced

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