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Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
mysterious
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
awful. just read the death of jane lawrence instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Gun violence
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexual content
My People Shall Live: Autobiography of a Revolutionary as Told to George Hajjar by Leila Khaled
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Rape and War
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
reread this after almost a decade because I rewatched hbomb's Sherlock video essay and yeah... so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
strange little book...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Vomit, and War
Rosewater by Tade Thompson
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
American Nightmares: The Haunted House Formula in American Popular Fiction by Dale Bailey
medium-paced
3.0
Good as an intro to horror theory, especially since it looks at horror fiction via popular books but still, most of it felt like a pretty surface-level analysis--I think even most read-and-put-down kind of readers will be able to tell that the shining is about capitalism and the American dream. Even then, extra stars for adding Marasco's Burnt Offerings, I rarely ever see it discussed !
Matrix by Lauren Groff
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai by Nina Mingya Powles
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.75