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21 reviews
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
dark
reflective
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Hide by Kiersten White
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
reads like a YA novel written for adults. if you're like me and personally don't like typical YA writing conventions, keep that in mind.
too many characters, not enough time to meet them. lots of infodumps and while i didn't mind the first journal, the second journal and verbal exposition bloated the story for me.
too many characters, not enough time to meet them. lots of infodumps and while i didn't mind the first journal, the second journal and verbal exposition bloated the story for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Lesbophobia, Ableism, Animal death, and Racism
One character's entire backstory deals with ritual/cult abuse. I would consider it moderate to graphic.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African by Olaudah Equiano
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Flesh Wounds: The Culture of Cosmetic Surgery by Virginia Blum
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm
Coming of Age on Zoloft: How Antidepressants Cheered Us Up, Let Us Down, and Changed Who We Are by Katherine Sharpe
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
for a book about the effects of mental health medication, it really only focuses on mild depression and generalized anxiety, up until the last third of the book where only one long-term depression testimonial is included.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health by Joseph Dumit
challenging
slow-paced
1.5
i understand the need for generalization in persuasive texts, but a lot of the points made here are very hard to relate to, as a physically disabled person who went undiagnosed for years.
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent and Cannibalism
Minor: Car accident