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Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside by Stephen Cole
adventurous
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
it was cool seeing the slitheen again, and rose was actually an independent being with agency yay!!! didn't really understand the plan, I feel like it was laid out weirdly so that when the big plot was finally revealed it just felt like 'Oh OK this is what's happening now ig'.
Okay I've read it for a second time. Meh. So so!! Close to saying something abt prison abolition but backs out at the last second. Is also weirdly fatphobic.
Okay I've read it for a second time. Meh. So so!! Close to saying something abt prison abolition but backs out at the last second. Is also weirdly fatphobic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
a collection of thoughts, themes and ideas presented just like the echos of memory. loved the reference to mythological stories contrasted with the historical events that occurred.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Medical content
Minor: Homophobia and Rape
A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespeare a Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
shakespeare is best read when surrounded with not-sober friends at midnight. makes just about sense as when u read it in the cold light of day, but it's got the extra benefit of being surrounded by friends being a little silly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.5
I remember reading this age like... 15 and going 'wtf' and now I get to do that on a somewhat academic level in my classes woooo!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Pedophilia and Blood
A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
this play is one long prolonged, slowly getting louder 'nooooo!' and honestly that's what true tragedy should be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Incest, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ur telling me an 18 year old wrote this book? dang shelley.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
So interesting to study this for A Level coursework. Adichie moves from humour to a deep sadness to touching emotional beats like its easy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Akala is a genius, not just for revealing so many striking truths about the dynamics of race and class in society, but weaving it all through a wider exploration of the world, blending his own life experience and auto-biographical writings with wider sociological and political facts. Please read Natives.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Just want to clarify when I say the book includes racial slurs / racism, the book itself is not racist, but the things it includes and discusses bring up racism slurs and talking points in order to refute them. This is not one of those ridiculous 'reverse racism' things where I pretend I'm oppressed as a white person because someone brings up how I benefit from being white - sorry if that was worded poorly.
Calvin And Hobbes by Bill Watterson
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
only in Calvin and Hobbes do you get childlike whimsy and existential discussion in the same place, what a steal!
Emma by Jane Austen
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
this is the only tolerable use of miscommunication as a writing trope I've read so far. prove me wrong! (u can't... /j).
I wish Austen was as detailed and nuanced in her writing of non-white characters than in her writing of white characters, which does leave a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to this book.
I wish Austen was as detailed and nuanced in her writing of non-white characters than in her writing of white characters, which does leave a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to this book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism