vulmikarable's Reviews (148)

Gyo

Junji Ito

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

4.75

dark informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Hiro Arikawa

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

2.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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did not expect the turn of events. sad, endearing, weird, disturbing. 

Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection

Junji Ito, Junji Ito

3.5

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

4.75

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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The perfect amount of romance in a fantasy. 

The Burning God

R.F. Kuang

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Sabahattin Ali

4.75

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.75