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242 reviews

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

dark emotional relaxing slow-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

4.25

Wonderfully written. Jesuschrist that Catholic Church really is a malignancy on humanity.

Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier by Susan Jonusas

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

Lotsa context and aftermath, but really wanted more about the crimes

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

A standard coming of age story with above average art.

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While the plot is familiar, the art is gorgeous.

The Tick: The Complete Edlund by Ben Edlund

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Spoon!
It's a classic!

Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right by Matthew Dallek

informative medium-paced

3.5

Reading this can be kind of difficult as these are horrible people to spend time with - but hol-ee shit the crazy is so rewarding.

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

adventurous dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

While I expected a compelling plot, I was really not expecting the quality of the writing to be this good.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark funny sad 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

5.0

Out by Natsuo Kirino

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

David Boring by Daniel Clowes

dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.75