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231 reviews

Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists by Angela Rawlings

challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

Ghost by Alan Lightman

emotional mysterious medium-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

3.0

Duplex by Kathryn Davis

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

she does it again, davis continues to confuse the hell out of me in ways i love. ugh her writing really just flows like a river, i read the second half of this in one evening because i had to know how all these lives would go. i think mary's last chapter was my favorite part.

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

fun little read - finished it in a day. lots of cool little scenarios about time. 

Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this has some of my favorites in it! also his story about himself as a kid being obsessed w/ kazuo umezz was so funny, obsessed with how he depicts himself. 

The Silk Road by Kathryn Davis

challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

came out of this having less of an idea of what happened than when i started it, but her writing is *chefs kiss* so i'm gonna let that slide.

One Beautiful Spring Day by Jim Woodring

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

what the hell. that was a feast for my eyes. how cool.

The Warren by Brian Evenson

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

arghhh i love all of evanson's stuff as always... absolute banger of a novella. he's so good at withholding enough info about world building to keep you guessing, and leaves an open ending leaving me wishing if was longerrrr but like. i know it had to end then lol. ugh love his stuff 

Rogue Star by Jack Williamson, Frederik Pohl

adventurous funny mysterious 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

3.0

The Dig by Cynan Jones

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

i loved the foil of the sheep farmer vs the badger baiter. i'm not 100% sure what happened at the end of the book before the epilogue? i might reread just that section but i did not absorb it at all. i thought it had a lot to say about how people treat animals says a lot about how they feel about other people.