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38 reviews

Escape From St. Hell: A Graphic novel by Lewis Hancox

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Sexual harassment

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

i really do love virginia woolf, i do, but i found myself so bored with this read. there was just too much going on all at once, with all the other characters being described doing something else at the same time as a conversation. it was way too mind boggling. however, it is a classic, so the three stars remains.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Minor: Vomit

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Outing, Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content

How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church by Lamar Hardwick

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

an excellent learning experience through how ableism has inspired racism and other forms of discrimination throughout history and in the modern day. furthermore, the author’s personal experience as a black disabled priest connects the history to his personal life. however, when talking about the current covid-19 pandemic, there were many uses of “post-covid” language, which pushed forward that the church is still inaccessible to immunocompromised people who cannot risk infection in this day and age. another thing i couldn’t get behind in this book is the priest’s support of the state of israel, never referring to it as palestine once throughout the book, even in historical context. 

regardless of my personal qualms with the book, i truly do believe everyone should read this book, especially with the rise in religious hate and rhetoric which continues to affect disabled people every day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racism, Violence

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Racial slurs

You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder

Minor: Biphobia, Death, Self harm, Car accident, Outing, Abandonment

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

while not initially keeping me in the story in its first few chapters, godkiller really surprised me with how in-depth its worldbuilding and characters are. each person is very well-rounded and flawed characters that have made me want to root for them very much. furthermore, i loved the queer and disabled representation we received in this novel. i loved how the author utilized italics to portray characters speaking in middren sign. it was so well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Sexual content

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel by Lewis Hancox

funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug use, Sexual content, Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Transphobia

Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment