greatdistractions's reviews
58 reviews

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

5.0

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

4.5

Brimstone and Roses by Speremint

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence

Minor: Biphobia and Murder

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

5.0

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

5.0

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Car accident

Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo: The Road to Epoli by James Parks, Ben Costa

4.0

Frankenstein Mary Shelly: 1831 text by Mary Shelley, Mary Shelley

dark emotional tense

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

5.0

Holy crap, this book was so good. There were so many scathing critiques of the culture Shelley lived in that haven't survived in adaption. People largely talk about Frankenstein as a story about hubris, which it definitely is, but it also has a lot to say about family dynamics, nature vs nurture, who gets viewed as pitiable vs who gets viewed as abominable, unreliable narrators... I'm already looking forward to rereading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, and Medical content

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

It feels like a crime to rate Tolkien anything less than 5 stars, but I really struggled with some of the pacing in this book.

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Addiction