deadlamp's reviews
20 reviews

The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday

3.5

Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

um this thing is super repetitive with its words and symbols but it all builds to a certain dream-like quality that’s important for the story it’s telling. I enjoyed it a lot, super fucked up

The Vampyre; A Tale by John William Polidori

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

told my friend about how Aubrey drops everything to go sightseeing with a vampiric stranger and she said she would do the same thing. she is so silly and so going to get murdered. anyways vampyre deserves respect for being. u know. the first. but beyond that it’s a super enjoyable story! the context of the writing competition that took place for this to be made is interesting, too.

Death by Neil Gaiman

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Sandman is such a wonderful comic series but this volume in particular is just amazing. I read it through my library last yr and immediately went and bought a copy of my own, it’s just fantastic!!

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

ahaha I forgot I had this app anyway book sucked everything sucked (except for Chief)

this thing was sooo unbelievably racist and sexist it was like every other page the black characters were being called slurs & the women were written based off tit size

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Schoolgirl by Osamu Dazai

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

“I want to live beautifully.”

Honestly prefer this to No Longer Human. It feels like every line here is worthy of analysis, very stunning work!! I finished it a couple days ago and am still thinking about it.

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

I loved the twist on the classic fairy tale, but I’m not a fan of unnecessary eroticism in books, and there was a lot of that here

The Complete Collected Poems by Maya Angelou

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.0

phenomenal woman!!

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

I just was not interested

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Despite the homophobic and sexist intentions of the book, it’s become an iconic lesbian classic, and I hope the author is rolling in his grave. Carmilla bangs, but only if you can look past its original hateful intent

I hated the ending though, the main character didn’t even do anything?? Another character showed up out of nowhere and ended the entire plot. I know he was mentioned in the beginning, but wow that makes for a really bad narrative

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Racism