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13 reviews
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams by Sylvia Plath
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It has been nice reading Plath, i think parts definitely drag on, trying to be overly descriptive, but generally most of these stories are nice
Junky by William S. Burroughs
funny
informative
fast-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
very easy to read, very entertaining
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mosaic of terror
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Les Enfants Terribles by Jean Cocteau
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
a very fun read
White Ice by Celia Brayfield
funny
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
3.5
I liked White Ice, it was fun the whole way through and the different stories were very well woven together. I liked Beatrice and Hermione the most probably
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
this is probably the first history book i have ever read, and so it took a while to get into, especially as my main knowledge of history only goes back to ww2. it might have helped that i decided to read most of this book in a week as i am going to be living with my parents for a month and i want to avoid talking about palestine with my horribly bigoted step dad, so any parts i struggled to understand i still got through. very enlightening and helped me understand various political and national factors involved in the colonisation of Palestine that so far i was unaware of. definitely a good overview of palestinian history since zionism came to influence it.
M Train by Patti Smith
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
this book has completely altered me. i don't remember how i started off reading this but eventually i decided to only read it in cafés, as to embrace the theme of the book. some of the passages moved me very deeply and i feel i owe it to patti and myself to read her other works, but also to read anything i can get my hands on. since starting this i have become much more of a reader and writer, and the passion she has for these things has definitely impacted my perception of things. i look forward to one day reading this again when i am aware of more of the books and places she visits, she really did good work with this book.
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
i can't stop reading dystopian books that feel deeply applicable to real life. part 1 reeled me in and i couldn't stop thinking about it, most of the book was like this for me. i was a little worried when i started part 2 because it very much felt like it was becoming a romance story, and it felt like such a waste of what was an incredible book so far. Luckily for me this didn't last too long and my faith was restored, especially during part 3. Idk if I have much to say because it's been like a week since I finished it but 1984 was an incredible read and it's made me want to read a lot more orwell.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism
Collapse Feminism: The Online Battle for Feminism's Future by Alice Cappelle
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Having been a fan of Alice when I was around 17, walking into the bookshop for my second piece of feminist literature to pick up this book, only noticing the author after reading the blurb, felt like a good twist of fate.
I particularly enjoyed how she deconstructs ideas of the right, as they feel easily dismissable but are key in shaping feminism in the present. The ideas in this book are well split up, and you would do just as well to only read one section and spend time thinking about it, on this note I hope to reread some parts of this to give them more thought and I look forward to anything else Alice gets published.
I particularly enjoyed how she deconstructs ideas of the right, as they feel easily dismissable but are key in shaping feminism in the present. The ideas in this book are well split up, and you would do just as well to only read one section and spend time thinking about it, on this note I hope to reread some parts of this to give them more thought and I look forward to anything else Alice gets published.