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250 reviews
Queer Icons and Their Cats by Pj Nastasi, Alison Nastasi
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The Mother of the BrontΓ«s: When Maria Met Patrick by Sharon Wright
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 34%.
Nice book to flick through while on holiday in Penzance π
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
I read 50 pages of this back in 2018.. I think it may be best to retire this from the list and start it again someday π I liked the little bit that I read though!
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
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No one liked this one π
No one liked this one π
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Reread - this was absolutely wonderful, but.
I feel very disheartened about the henchperson of no clear gender. I've tried to do a bit of reading around this, and I believe that handler is a strong queer ally with better representation elsewhere, but I'm not sure if the right balance was met between "there are horrible people in this world including transphobes" and "children are scared of this person because they can't figure out this person's gender." I would be concerned with a child reading this in terms of instilling the idea that being trans is not favourable - which is such a shame considering the other diversity on display within this book.
It also does not keep in line with the characters of the triplets, who are very neurodivergent coded, very intelligent and absolutely would not fear a trans person for being a bit mysterious.
I feel very disheartened about the henchperson of no clear gender. I've tried to do a bit of reading around this, and I believe that handler is a strong queer ally with better representation elsewhere, but I'm not sure if the right balance was met between "there are horrible people in this world including transphobes" and "children are scared of this person because they can't figure out this person's gender." I would be concerned with a child reading this in terms of instilling the idea that being trans is not favourable - which is such a shame considering the other diversity on display within this book.
It also does not keep in line with the characters of the triplets, who are very neurodivergent coded, very intelligent and absolutely would not fear a trans person for being a bit mysterious.
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia