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23 reviews
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
dark
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
2.5
somehow found the frame narrative to be more interesting than the actual short stories, which is something an anthology story has straight up never managed to do for me before! not really sure if that's really a compliment, but like,, it's something! i think i need to take a break from reading anything written by palahniuk for a few months or so, because i could handle his writing style for the 200ish pages it took for me to finish fight club, but the constant cynicism and moderate-to-severe edginess got kinda grating over the course of 400 pages. anyways almost all these people were just absolutely terrible! watching them go insane was interesting but i hope they all died in the end!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Cannibalism, Confinement, Murder, Gore, Rape, Death, Sexual content, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage and Animal death
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
3.5
ged hard carried this book for me tbh! like the storytelling itself wasn't BAD don't get me wrong but he was such a compelling protagonist and if the main character had been someone more boring then i fear i would have dnf'd this........ just a very wordy book with a lot of worldbuilding the characters are really what got me thru this one
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death
Minor: Child death
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
picked this one up bc i really enjoyed the movie and was curious what the book was like! while overall i still like the movie more bc i feel it trimmed what little fat the book had while also making some of the more abstract plot moments a little more understandable, the book is definitely worth reading too. somehow even gayer than the movie, which makes sense considering what i know about the author but it was still a nice bonus to me lmao
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Cancer
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
maybe someday i'll find one of these short horror reads that i actually like! anyways i honestly nearly DNF'd this bc i found the characters and their dynamic to be incredibly obnoxious, but the book was so damn short i figured i'd just finish it anyways. for something that was touted in reviews as ~Sooooo Disturbing~ there were like 2 parts that even had the POTENTIAL to be scary and literally a single kill that was admittedly kinda fucked up but not really Extreme. if this book scared you i'm sorry to say you're a total lightweight 💔
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
this one was soooo up-and-down for me? like it's been a day since i finished it and i'm just still not sure how to feel about it?? i didn't LOVE it but i can't really put into words why that is...... i know at least a few reasons why i didn't hate it, though! shiori honestly rly grew on me as a protag, she seemed kinda flat to me at first but idk that development just started hittin i guess! i'm also a really big fan of the original fairy tale this book is based on, and the spins the author put on it were pretty neat to me, especially the late-game twist with raikama. i'll probably go on to read the sequel, hopefully it'll leave me feeling a bit more satisfied :P
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Confinement
Minor: Violence and War
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
GODDD THE DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS ARE SO GOOD. from practically square one the atmosphere is just so intoxicating, shit drew me in so strongly i read almost all of this in a single day which is something i can almost never pull off for books this long
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Mental illness, Vomit, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Stalking
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Cursing
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
thinking about how i read this book in 8th grade on a direct recommendation from my english teacher?? like i don't really regret it, even now i still find it pretty good, but also i was almost the same age as the protagonist is when i read this for the first time and i think that might have altered my brain chemistry in some way that probably wasn't very great
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Bullying
The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek by Link Neal, Rhett McLaughlin
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
having never read a youtuber book™ before i had no idea how i was gonna end up feeling about this one, but thankfully this was a real fun read 👍 it took me a second to get past the two main protagonists pretty clearly being rhett and link, just younger, but after a while i started to get more into the actual plot and more or less got over it (though i did still occasionally visualize these actual real men in their mid-40's in some of the situations in this book which was simultaneously funny and wildly distracting)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Cursing
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Suicide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lori steadily became such an obviously horrible person that i nearly DNF'd around 60% or so, and honestly? she somehow just kept getting worse, really probably wouldn't have missed out on much if i'd just stopped there. i appreciate that it didn't seem like the writing actually tried to excuse any of the awful, AWFUL shit she did but the way she blames all those awful things on her victims and seemingly never seriously thinks that any of it was HER fault just made her so insufferable to read about i was at my wit's end by the last chapter. you and your serial killer boyfriend are perfect for each other girl, hope you got what was comin for you in the end 👍
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Murder, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Ableism
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Animal death
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
dark
funny
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
3.5
another unfortunate victim of the "book recommended to me by a tiktok that pitched it as something completely different from what it actually is which causes me to not like it as much because it's just so not what i was expecting" curse, though thankfully not the most egregious example bc i did still enjoy the book! dark academia it was not, but it did have some interesting musings on gender and a neat take on vampires that i haven't really seen anything similar to before, also probably serving as a metaphor for several things, most of which probably went over my head. also the first book i've ever read that revolves around fanfic/fandom in such a prominent and genuinely sincere way, which was also quite neat to me! hearing ao3 get mentioned in a real published work nearly made me do a spit take but i still had fun :]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Outing
Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Transphobia
Minor: Pregnancy and Deadnaming