raphthebard's reviews
30 reviews

Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker

challenging emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

Did this play for first year in uni. While I didn't really vibe with it at first, the more I read, the more I enjoyed it. Fave character is Sideway because he might just be me fr. Really makes you think about the power of literature and rehabilitation. Very neat play.

The League of Gentlemen: Scripts and That by Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, BBC Books, Jeremy Dyson, Steve Pemberton

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

TLOG is a good show, yum.

Innocent Omnibus Volume 1 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love this manga, it's my favourite, and I'm so glad it's finally been published in English! Very dark, very cruel, but a great read for people with a strong stomach and appreciation for amazing art!

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What can I say, it's a classic. The Hate monologue and the ending is just iconic, I don't even need to write a full review.

Orlam by P.J. Harvey

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

4.0

PJ Harvey's writing is literally amazing. I love her music, which is why I brought this as soon as I found it in Waterstones. The story's really immersive and written beautifully. I also really like the Dorset writing, you don't really see that dialect written often so it was really fun having a delve into it. All around, really good.

Overwatch Anthology: Expanded Edition by Matt Burns

adventurous lighthearted 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

3.75

Winton

The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

All I remember is thinking Hawthorne was gay, but he's actually actively homophobic. That was kinda funny (I'm bi don't come after me.) I really like the narrative tool of authors putting themselves into a story. It may be a cheap Sherlock dupe, but it is MY cheap Sherlock dupe and you can't take that away from me.

The Clockwork Crow by Catherine Fisher, Deryn Edwards

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Again, it's been 5 years since reading this. It's a good children's book and I read it as a child, so I found it enjoyable. There was some actually really tense moments in this book, so that's cool.

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm writing this review 5 years after I initially read the book. And there's still scenes which I thoroughly remember reading (mainly the Nate and Bronwyn getting cheeky scene but we don't talk about that.) But I think it still holds up, but not something I'd read now. Yeah.

The League of Gentlemen's Book of Precious Things by Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Jeremy Dyson, Steve Pemberton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

May pick it up again but I don't really like non fiction even if I am autistic about TLOG