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54 reviews

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

I much preferred the second half of this book and actually the ending is better than the film. That being said, this book is unfortunately a victim of its age. It's views on women are misogynistic at best, and doesn't have the best grammar. Gave a high rating due to the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual harassment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: War

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

Just a cute, light hearted steminist book. Honestly not sure why everyone's so mad in their reviews - I was very happy reading it. Nothing toxic, a cute hedgehog, and brilliant narration. What's not to love

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Pericles by William Shakespeare

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

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

3.5

At first I wasn't a fan of the play because I found the pace too inconsistent. However, by the end, everything was wrapped up neatly. I enjoyed the characters and darker plot points that underpin the play

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Incest, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

The Canterbury Tales: A Selection by Geoffrey Chaucer

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

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

3.5

There were parts that were laugh out loud funny, parts I nearly cried from boredom, and I found a part of my future wedding vows. A mixed review for a mixed novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Infidelity

Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

It was alright - I preferred the romance parts to the war parts. I didn't fully understand a lot of the characters and there was too much moving back and forth between the two sides of the war

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, War, and Death

Captive in the Dark by CJ Roberts

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Was definitely a guilty pleasure read! The grammar and story telling wasn't great, and I didn't like Calebs plot and Flashbacks, and would have been better if we didn't know why livvie was kidnapped, however the overall content was too good to put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual content, Confinement, Stalking, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Deportation, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

adventurous challenging sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Quite enjoyed this one. I love the contrast between democracy and war, and I think the role of the women is a really interesting one. Very relevant in a 21st C setting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Death, Murder, War, and Violence

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

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

3.75

Really though I was going to like this more than I did. I think all in all the film is better than the book, but I presume this is because I don't read much nonfiction which this is in the style of. Beautiful world building though and impressive in its global scope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

Shakespeare's Sonnets (Barnes & Noble Flexibound Pocket Editions) by William James Rolfe, William Shakespeare

adventurous reflective slow-paced

1.75

Struggled to get through these. There's just a lot of them and they're all saying the same thing with limited narrative. Would not be able to retain any of them

As You Like It by William Shakespeare

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I think this is one of my favourite Shakespeares. I loved the presentation of family and Rosalind as a character.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Animal death

Minor: Abandonment