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- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Medical content
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Islamophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
3.25
There are some good works in here; on the whole, my experience was that the more successful were the short parodies that didn't outstay their welcome, and the longer pastiches that were trying for some degree of being a worthwhile story in their own right. Several of the more successful pastiches are detective stories, including the Father Brown story "The Spear of the Sun" and the Sherlock Holmes story "The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech"; perhaps the form imparts some extra degree of discipline. The Lovecraftian pastiche, "Out of Space, Out of Time", is also not bad, though the title makes it sound more parodic than it actually is and it suffers a bit from being more interested in its Big Idea than in the plot and characters. The collection ends strong with the Nero Wolfe parody "If Looks Could Kill", which is both a reasonably satisfying mystery and genuinely funny, allowing me to part on good terms with a collection that, by that point, I was pretty glad to be moving on from.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Gaslighting, and War
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Classism
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy