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Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Xenophobia, Death of parent

The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War

Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War

The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Gaslighting

Out from Boneville by Steve Hamaker, Jeff Smith

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content

Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy by Fitz-James O'Brien, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H.P. Lovecraft, Philip Francis Nowlan, Edward Bellamy, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

The stories in this collection are historically interesting, but there aren't many I would actually recommend someone to read.

Individual ratings:

1. The Diamond Lens: 2.5
2. A Journey to the Center of the Earth: 3.5
3.  Looking Backward: 3.0
4.  The War of the Worlds: 4.0
5.  A Princess of Mars: 3.25
6.  The Lost World: 3.75
7.  The Scarlet Plague: 3.25
8.  Herland: 3.5
9.  Armageddon 2419AD: 2.75
10.  The Dunwich Horror: 3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Murder, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Alcohol

Armageddon 2419 A.D. by Philip Francis Nowlan

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, War

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Slavery

Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War