proceduralbob's Reviews (291)

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

5.0

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mad Honey

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

2.5

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

4.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Antisemitism

Moderate: War

Eggshell Skull

Bri Lee

4.0

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol

The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman

2.0

adventurous medium-paced

The Mother-In-Law

Sally Hepworth

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

4.0

challenging dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism

Minor: Pregnancy

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

Max Brooks

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Eating disorder, Death of parent

The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy

Molly Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall

3.5

dark informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts