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Pontypool Changes Everything by Tony Burgess

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challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No

5.0

I just loved it.
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
It's just too slow paced for me, especially for a horror novel.
Rants from the Hill: On Packrats, Bobcats, Wildfires, Curmudgeons, a Drunken Mary Kay Lady, and Other Encounters with the Wild in the High by Michael P. Branch

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adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Both funny and smart. Way better than David Sedaris, more like Samantha Irby.
Harold by Steven Wright

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Manstealing for Fat Girls by Michelle Embree

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dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean by Jackson Galaxy

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5.0

omg, the end of this book WRECKED ME. I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Jackson Galaxy.
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito

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dark fast-paced

5.0

Amazing! I almost hurled twice!
Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
As an American I just don't have the cultural background to get the references.
The Cabin by Brian Evenson

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2.0

I thought my audiobook broke, but it just ends when things get interesting. Unfortunate! I love most everything this author writes.