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Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A fun little romp but ultimately it doesn’t really add anything to the genre. A lot of the true horror aspects were left to the sidelines, either because Swartz wanted it to be a YA book or whether she focused more on the love story, either way I would have loved to follow the true class warfare aspects that got sidelined. There was some true horror stuff happening that Swartz didn’t go in to
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.0
Some good information but there’s is a lot to skip over.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
fast-paced
I mean, yeah, it’s a really good book, but it’s also just 200 pages of a man telling us about all the things he got away with in 1971. Also massive trigger warning for slurs and totally uncalled for violence against women
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
The Me You Love In The Dark by Skottie Young
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
For a while I felt like I wasn’t liking this book, but every time I stopped reading it was all I could think about. Gripping stuff
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Would be a five star book but you have to be in the right headspace to fully understand it
Bina: A Novel in Warnings by Anakana Schofield
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
The Clerk by Guillermo Saccomanno
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Saccomanno being likened to Dostoyevsky in the author's blurb should have been a red flag. You read enough about men going crazy, you get really bored of watching their psychological downfall. The protagonist was boring, a little trite too, and the supporting characters were more interesting. The women are othered and far more compelling than any of the men. I would have preferred to read this story from the secretaries point of view.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, and Blood
Minor: Torture, Violence, Stalking, and War
Men and Apparitions by Lynne Tillman
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A really well done and interesting book, but very slow and hard to get through. There’s a lot of thought provoking stuff in here but it’s about 200 pages too long