krazykris's reviews
41 reviews

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

The Hole by Pyun Hye-young

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

this text is just… ableist horror? would not recommend. don’t know how it won the Shirley Jackson award against White is for Witching

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

really good gothic work. definitely was experimental for me but i highly recommend. read it for a gothic literature class and it was my favorite text

My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood

dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

super cute short story!

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 85%.

I kept trudging through until one of my professors told me I don’t HAVE to finish it and she was right. Love some Atwood but the symbolism was too obvious for me and it dragged, and just got weird. The beginning was cool but I got done pretty fast.

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0