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92 reviews

Humiliation by Wayne Koestenbaum

dark reflective slow-paced

2.75

Read this from a free library soley bc the John waters review on the back. It was a lot to unpack. Reading this felt like i was a volunteer therapist. The end of the book felt like when chunk in the goonies is telling the fertellis his sins.

Wild at Heart by Barry Gifford

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-Involved-parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wild. Fun twists in the plot. Truly surreal.

The Arab Apocalypse by Etel Adnan

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The Way of Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards by Marianne Costa, Alejandro Jodorowsky

informative inspiring

5.0

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

0.25

hated it.

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

dark fast-paced

5.0

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

dark fast-paced

5.0

Declared Enemy: Texts and Interviews by Jean Genet

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0