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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Do not expect even one ounce of happiness in this whole book!! I was skeptical of this at first bc i thought it was just vegan propaganda but it actually is kind of more about the lengths people will go to to have a child, and how desensitized one can become to violence if they’re being paid to do so. AND its also vegan propaganda but it works. Sick and twisted thats fs, women authors are always the most creative when it comes to brutality 🥴 It was also really focused on rhetoric and language that shapes our ways of knowing, the power of words and semiotics.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Torture, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape
There’s a lot of mention of SA but no detailed descriptions, there is detailed descriptions of torture, slaughter, gore, and torture of pregnant women tho.
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-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
3.75
This book (although slightly anti-climactic for me) was so lovely and sweet and i think it would make an amazing movie, it was so easy to visualize everything and the characters were so relatable. It starts off horror but kind of becomes a coming of age story and a story about indigenous resilience and the health of land etc. it was so beautiful
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Octavia missed me w this one i fear. It almost felled like a vampire bridgerton-style polyamorous legal drama, which i almost liked except i couldn’t get passed the whole 53 yr old who looks 11 who bangs adults vibe i really did not enjoy having to imagine that part. But! Sick concept. I think dark fantasy lovers would eat this up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
Had to return to library
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
This was so beautiful
I feel like the main character was literally the entire human race
And you get so many different perspectives of first contact, a pandemic, the science world and the art world during the apocalypse etc. It was really cool.
The book focuses on east-asian specifically japanese characters and a lot of it is set in the bay area which was also awesome.
I feel like the main character was literally the entire human race
And you get so many different perspectives of first contact, a pandemic, the science world and the art world during the apocalypse etc. It was really cool.
The book focuses on east-asian specifically japanese characters and a lot of it is set in the bay area which was also awesome.
Berserk, Vol. 41 by Kentaro Miura
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I’m gonna throw up miura if u don’t get ur a$$ out of that coffin
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
2.5
Bruh. Overrated as hell this mf definitely hates women first of all. Second of all he spends like 30% of the book talking abt two different 12 yr old girl’s br34sts and one of them is his SISTerrrrr. The magical realism was fire and the story was good but the ending was a cop out. If the misogyny and psuedo-pedophilia had been less rampant i would have def been able to enjoy the story as it was actually good. But damn. PASS!!!! (He also used to word ‘penis’ one too many times for me sry)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Had to return 2 library
The Need by Helen Phillips
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
3.0
Awesome
Maternal horror should b its own genre
Maternal horror should b its own genre