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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

2.5

sylvia plath 🤝 h. p. lovecraft 
being unexpectedly and extremely racist 

but besides that, i loved the fig tree analogy. that's it, that's the post. 

A Darker Shade: New Stories of Body Horror from Women Writers by Lisa Tuttle, Aimee LaBrie, Sheila Kohler, Cassandra Khaw, Tananarive Due, Yumi Dineen Shiroma, Elizabeth Hand, Valerie Martin, Joyce Carol Oates, Megan Abbott, Aimee Bender, Lisa Lim, Raven Leilani, Margaret Atwood, Joanna Margaret

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

a darker i support women's wrongs shade 🎀

South of No North by Charles Bukowski

challenging fast-paced

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

1.5

🧍🧍🧍🧍

Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 9: Eventpool by Jim Towe, Robbie Thompson, Matt Horak

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

finishing a whole run of my favourite guys makes me sad but it was so good 😭

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

fuck you Fyodor Dostoevsky for being able to write exactly how i feel (i love you) 
🎀

Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

if he AT LEAST planned the murder a little bit smh

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

now i just wonder who was the person they dissected the day before for the students. 

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective fast-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

Robert Louis Stevenson i fucking love you 

Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

I was contemplating about if i should rate this 3.5 or 4 as i am not a religious person myself and don't like religious yappings in general. But this genuinely comforted me in one way or another and i have to give to that. The writing is beautiful, yet sometimes confusing as i had to read a few sentences again to completely comprehend what Merton was trying to say.
In conclusion: this was an interesting view into someone's view of their faith and believes and that i did enjoy as a curious girlie myself 

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

lancelot is the funniest bro in this whole play