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8 reviews

The Road Virus Heads North by Stephen King

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Extremely SLOW and anticlimactic! 

Quitters, Inc by Stephen King, Eric Roberts

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

This version of the short story was even better than the movie 🍿! 

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Stephen King uses the word nigger TWENTY TIMES IN THIS NOVEL. I have never read a book Stephen King wrote in which he DID NOT use this word and I’ve ignored it for THIRTY-FOUR YEARS….but this is DESPICABLE! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz

dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

This memoir from a troubled child star turned troubled adult, is the most interesting book I’ve read and listened to (yes I do both simultaneously audiobook and e-book) this whole year! I’ve read around 70 novels and it tops them ALL! 

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

adventurous dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known by George M. Johnson

informative medium-paced

4.0

Forever... by Judy Blume

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Judy Blume manages to put a mirror 🪞 up to my teenage experiences through the lens of a Caucasian Female from an upper middle class family. The similarities between her relationship with her boyfriend and the one I had with my girlfriend when I was sixteen are so similar it’s scary!