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23 reviews

The Discomfort of Evening by Lucas Rijneveld

1.0

This book is absolutely disgusting. I understand what the author tries to do: explaining grief and suffering through the eyes of a child, but the language was incomprehensible (sure, it’s supposed to mimic the train of thoughts of a child but it’s very overdone. Too many metaphors and so many horrible, disturbing thoughts)! Also, the amount of detailed cruelty and sexual abuse is… why? Just why? What’s the reason behind it? To me it felt like it was all just for the shock value of it and I was absolutely disgusted. I love a book that makes me uncomfortable and squeamish, but this was not it. Never again (I can’t believe I had to read it for a literature class).

Animal Farm by George Orwell

3.5

A Metamorfose by Franz Kafka

3.0

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

4.0

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

The Shining by Stephen King

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0