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457 reviews

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark reflective tense slow-paced

1.75

Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

fast-paced

3.0

I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

sad tense slow-paced

3.0

The Jaunt by Stephen King

dark fast-paced

4.0

The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

challenging reflective fast-paced

3.0

Medusa's Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, Lesbophobia

This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not my favorite of his works but still entertaining 

This Skin was Once Mine - 5/5 - this had great twists and would've worked as a standalone novel
Seedling - 2/5 - aside from the incestuous undertext, it was a mediocre read
All the Parts... - 5/5 - this is a quintessential LaRocca story
Prickle - 3/5 - jaw-on-the-floor ending that leaves you nauseated 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

fast-paced

2.75

The Swarm by Frank Schätzing

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0