gromithorror's Reviews (35)

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

4.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs

Moderate: Gore, Blood

Minor: Vomit

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, War

Animal Farm

George Orwell

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

4.5

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Racial slurs, Vomit

vomit mentions but never description or the action of it happening, potentially racial slurs used on 2 pages but it is the spanish word for black and the characters speak spanish throughout so its complicated

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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short and sweet! i read this book in just over a week and i enjoyed it very much, it is emotional but hopeful and i could easily recommend it to anyone :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the hobbit is such a brilliant book filled with so much character and depth, the literal only flaw is that the writing can be convoluted at times but overall it is an absolute favourite of mine.
it makes me feel homesick for middle-earth

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Stephen King

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Medical content, Kidnapping

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

4.25

funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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