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The Green Mile, Part 6: Coffey on the Mile by Stephen King

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dark emotional sad medium-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

knowing what's coming doesn't stop me from collapsing into tears, apparently
The Green Mile, Part 5: Night Journey by Stephen King

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

great bit of uplifting fiction before the inevitable slide to misery 😭
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

beautifully done and very very simple.  i will read anything michael palin writes ever.
The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix by Stephen King

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

the way i tense up all over even though i know exactly what's coming.....
The Green Mile, Part 3: Coffey's Hands by Stephen King

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mysterious medium-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

MR. JINGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

how can this story STILL make me so tense even after all of these years??
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MONTRESOR!
The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i love this one so muuuuuuuch it's just pure gothic!!
Silence—A Fable by Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

okay wait the start of this gets stars all on its own
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

YESSSSSSS YES!!!  SO cinematic, SO effective!!  haunting!!!