glitchkitsch's reviews
87 reviews

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Bullying, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I got a little more than halfway through (sorry I can't remember the exact page, it was a library book and I no longer have it) when I just couldn't get into it anymore. My brain just was not absorbing what I was reading, I think it's something about the writing style. I really like the series overall and want to know how it ends (tentatively -- I've heard he's writing a fourth entry in the series), but I just can't get into it right now. I'll probably give it another shot sometime, though.

In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Minor: Confinement and Murder

Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Infertility, Racism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Toxic friendship, Abortion, Animal death, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Triggering content is period typical. It's historical fiction taking place in colonial New England, if you aren't prepared for sexism, racism, and a theocratic society, maybe skip this novel. The ending has

a satisfying payoff for the main character, though.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.5

I'm not the self help book type, I don't think I've ever read one and they're all peddling something, like a cult mentality or other tie in products. But I've seen this one recommended by an artist and a programmer who seem to not be the mlm-hawking Karen type, so I thought I would check it out.

 I listened to an audiobook on Youtube, if an official one exists, it wasn't available at my library and the physical book was checked out. I listened to it over the course of a couple days, and found it didn't have the weird, culty vibes I get from the other self help books. I didn't fact check anything because I'm not wildly invested, but I do think a lot of the advice in the book is good on a general level. I've been using some of it to form and keep up with habits and they're mostly working so far. 

As a mentally ill, disabled, and chronically ill person, 'mostly working' is good enough for me.

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket

4.0

Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

5.0