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tiggum's reviews
726 reviews
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
In the past, I haven't been as taken with Miss Marple as with Poirot, but I quite enjoyed this one. The mystery was also very good - extremely twisty but wrapped up neatly by the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, and Stalking
The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Starts extremely slowly and (the version I read, book one of the four-book edition) cuts off right in the middle of things such that you're going to want to move straight on to Ten Years Later, but d'Artagnan is still a fun protagonist and once the book gets around to focusing on him it's very entertaining.
Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw by Tatsuki Fujimoto
dark
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
A quick, easy read. Not a lot to it, but decently entertaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This has the vibe of a mystery but without any actual mystery. There's no big revelation or twist. I kept expecting there to be one but there wasn't. At one point I thought maybe Merricat was a ghost but she's not. I got to the end of the book and thought "That's it? Everything was exactly as it seemed?"
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Let me save you the time: The big reveal is that the aliens are here to help us turn into magic space gods. Answering the question "what if aliens showed up and helped us solve all our problems and live our best lives" with "that would be pretty good, I guess." OK. I guess it would.
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
medium-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
3.5
This book is ok, I guess, but I don't get the hype. The characters aren't very interesting and not much happens, but it's not a chore to read or anything. It's fine.
The Lost Sister by Russel D. McLean
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I didn't hate this book, but I didn't really like it either. I had hoped it would be better than the first one but it's just more of the same. There's no real mystery and the climax is very weak.
The worst thing about the book though, is the way one character persistently and far-too-frequently calls the protagonist "Steed". It's in every other sentence she speaks.
The worst thing about the book though, is the way one character persistently and far-too-frequently calls the protagonist "Steed". It's in every other sentence she speaks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Harry Potter and the Save-or-Die by Sir Poley
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Serialised fiction that the author stopped writing (or at least posting). I was enjoying it, but it's been so long now I'm unlikely to ever go back to it even if he does start posting again.
Flight #008 by Peter Watts, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, William Shunn, Gregory Benford, Madeline Ashby, Mike Resnick, Paolo Bacigalupi, Karl Schroeder, James Morrow, Nancy Kress, Brenda Cooper, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Daniel H. Wilson, Catherine Asaro, Kevin J. Anderson, Justina Robson, Eileen Gunn, Charles Yu, James L. Cambias, Sheila Finch, Matt Hill, Charlie Jane Anders, Chen Qiufan, Bud Sparhawk, Bruce Sterling, James Smythe, Hal Y. Zhang, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Aidan J.S. Menuge, Hugh Howey, Kathryn Cramer, Margaret Atwood, Hannu Rajaniemi, Lee Konstantinou, Mike Barretta
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I stopped reading these for a while and when I went back the website was gone. I remember the ones I read being largely ok though.
Ghosts of Saltmarsh by Wizards RPG Team, Mike Mearls
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
As far as D&D adventures go, it's fine. I just stopped running D&D.