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170 reviews
Monsters: What Do We Do With Great Art By Bad People? by Claire Dederer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Not invested enough to be honest! Non-fiction can be hit or miss for me and this one didn't hit.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Could not recommend this book enough if I tried.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Normal people say, I can't imagine feeling so bad I'd genuiney want to die. I do not try and explain that it isn't that you want to die. It is that you know you are not supposed to be alive, feeling a tiredness that powders your bones, a tiredness with so much fear. The unnatural fact of living is something you must eventually fix.
Could not recommend this book enough if I tried.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 46%.
Fundamentally nothing wrong with this book. I do understand why people love it. It just reads a bit too much like YA, which isn't my vibe personally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
It took me a good half of the book to start to feel immersed in it, but I do think the payoff was worth it. A story about inheritance, family and relying on others to find your true self.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
I have no idea why I'm not clicking with this book. I'd been waiting for it to be released for so long, which I normally don't get like for books. It feels unnatural to be throwing in the towel, especially when I can't pinpoint the reason why.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Grief
The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A very poignant book that delves into themes of identity, loss and defiance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Deeply tragic and emotive novel about the lengths a man will go to to be someone he's not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Murder
Moderate: Death and Misogyny
The Herd by Emily Edwards
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I wouldn't say it challenged my stance on the main subject matter as the author seems to have intended, but each twist felt like a knife in the gut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
On a real memoir kick at the minute - this one was a solid read that pulls you through a wide range of emotions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Animal death
Milkman by Anna Burns
I genuinely cannot believe I managed to finish this book. Equal parts captivating and utterly confusing, I've never felt such relief to close a book for the final time whilst equally wishing it not to end.
I completely understand why this wouldn't be for everyone (the prose is absolutely killer throughout), but I think in a market over-saturated with accounts of how society was during the Troubles, this book breathes new life into such a turbulent time.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One moment this favourite sibling, the second eldest boy, the sixteen-year-old and the most calm and beloved of that family, was making his way over the street towards his nervous, panicked brother, to discourse with him, once again to try to soothe him in his wild nuclear distraction. Next, this teenager was on the ground with his head completely gone. Not ever, not even after the commotion died down, did anybody find it.
I genuinely cannot believe I managed to finish this book. Equal parts captivating and utterly confusing, I've never felt such relief to close a book for the final time whilst equally wishing it not to end.
I completely understand why this wouldn't be for everyone (the prose is absolutely killer throughout), but I think in a market over-saturated with accounts of how society was during the Troubles, this book breathes new life into such a turbulent time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking and Murder
Moderate: Animal death