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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Death, and Racial slurs
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
dark
emotional
sad
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
3.5
i think i just didn't care enough about the characters to give it any higher a rating. for me, the second half was far better than the first but i think that's because i was starting to get to know maria more. the chapters (and book itself) were so short that didion just didn't have enough time to give the content or context that i needed to care about the cast made up entirely of self-destructive rich people.
it was written well, lots of nice quotes and such but i just wasn't crazy about it.
though saying that i'd definitely re-read it. i think now i know and understand maria i could appreciate the first half better.
it was written well, lots of nice quotes and such but i just wasn't crazy about it.
though saying that i'd definitely re-read it. i think now i know and understand maria i could appreciate the first half better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Drug abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Homophobia
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
vampire horror but in a real-world way; it is pedophilia and genital mutilation and bullying and abuse rather than angsty teenagers or adventure or itwv-silly-fun. it's very dark and i think you have to aware of that going in to enjoy it at all. but it's so well written, it's atmospheric and sensory and the constant switches in pov work so well with the pacing.
the novel is uncomfortable to read and at many parts made me physically curl up and cringe but it's good and it's clever and i liked it. it definitely could have gone on for another 100/150 pages and been an appropriate length too (with a more fleshed out ending!!!!).
it's definitely going to throw you off if you go in for the vampires (or because it often gets advertised just as a 'lgbtq vampire book'), you have to be prepared for the content and how it's handled, but if you are it goes to show that when vampires are done well it really does work.
the novel is uncomfortable to read and at many parts made me physically curl up and cringe but it's good and it's clever and i liked it. it definitely could have gone on for another 100/150 pages and been an appropriate length too (with a more fleshed out ending!!!!).
it's definitely going to throw you off if you go in for the vampires (or because it often gets advertised just as a 'lgbtq vampire book'), you have to be prepared for the content and how it's handled, but if you are it goes to show that when vampires are done well it really does work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia
Spock Must Die! by James Blish
adventurous
lighthearted
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
2.0
the pacing was so uneven and the plot would have worked well as an episode but as a novel it was just dull. the way scotty's dialogue was written with a horrendously exaggerated accent made it near impossible to find the book enjoyable to read
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Addiction, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Incest, Car accident, Rape, and Self harm
Minor: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Classism
What Is It All But Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man by Art Garfunkel
slow-paced
2.0
it's more like a collage of terrible poetry, nonsensical stories and simon anecdotes all crammed together with a bizarre childish font than an actual book
it is amazing though how he managed to make a autobiography unbearably egotistical (as isn't that the whole point?)
some parts are okay but i definitely wouldn't recommend dragging yourself through the whole thing for the few interesting bits
it is amazing though how he managed to make a autobiography unbearably egotistical (as isn't that the whole point?)
some parts are okay but i definitely wouldn't recommend dragging yourself through the whole thing for the few interesting bits