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54 reviews

Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Stephen graham jones I love you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Medical content, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Mental illness, Incest, Cultural appropriation, Sexual assault, and Dementia

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my second Stephen graham jones book and I have to say I’ve fallen in love with his writing style. This book wasn’t as scary as The Only Good Indians but I was much much more emotionally invested. I really loved Jade as a character, her framing the world through slasher movies along with her essays kept me really engaged. The first three quarters of the book is a more of a mystery narrative which explodes into a gore fest in the end. I genuinely didn’t know what would happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Rape

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Not as disturbing and way funnier than I thought it would be. I bought a 20 year old copy from a thrift store in a country town and ended up reading most of it in an afternoon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I’m speechless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm and Homophobia

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Racism and Child death

I Am Not Starfire by Yoshi Yoshitani, Mariko Tamaki

fast-paced

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

2.25

not great but its not as bad as everyone made it out to be. 

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Flashpoint by Sandra Hope, Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Geoff Johns, Jesse Delperdang, Nick J. Napolitano

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I Am Not Okay With This by Charles Forsman

dark funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

2.5

i enjoyed it for what it is, but i feel really conflicted. its just a quick read that doesn't really flesh out a lot and could've been developed into something much more interesting- oh wait, it was and then it got cancelled. this comic just makes me feel bitter about its shows cancellation, the show really expanded upon it so much but it got cancelled before it could go any further than the comic explored. i would've enjoyed it much more on its own but the show being so good and being cancelled before it got better just made me feel sad while reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Misogyny