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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Medical content
Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
*Holy my mother in the insane asylum! Holy the cocks of the grandfathers in Kansas!
Somehow I've managed to get a joyous fun out of Ginsberg's intricately bizzare prose of poetry but sublime on another level and then realized he's damn good actually. This dude had a glorious time being a beatnik around his time. I like poems like these.
Somehow I've managed to get a joyous fun out of Ginsberg's intricately bizzare prose of poetry but sublime on another level and then realized he's damn good actually. This dude had a glorious time being a beatnik around his time. I like poems like these.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug use
Moderate: Racial slurs
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
4.75
The most unusual thing could happen to a person at any given time regardless of his/her morale, political or religious beliefs. Affliction is inevitable for individuals who are part of minority. Although I don't find Yakov Bok a likeable character, I sympathize with him but given the fact that this was based on a true story is demoralizing already. The world truly is corrupt and unjust and makes me lose hope for the solidarity of humanity. Peace is a myth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Body horror and Suicidal thoughts
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I was on a reading slump and randomly I decided to get back into reading after a depressive state. And man, I gotta say this was such a bad pick. This book was horrible. There's no story, no engagement, no thrill and the characters were poorly written. Just the lead character who's mentally-ill reencountering her traumatizing memories.
wtf did I just read
wtf did I just read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body horror, Pedophilia, and Vomit
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
For a minute I thought this book/diary was written by a real person. I'm glad it's just fiction because the epilogue was just sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.0
This book was beautiful but painful to read even from the start. Just wow. Read it in about three hours in one sitting. And it's my first Steinback ever. I adored his way of descriptive writing as well. Might read more of his works not sooner or later
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Loved the adventure through the concept of space and time. But I wasn't fully embedded to what this book is trying to convey. I mean I loved the story but maybe I just didn't love the style of writing.
Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately by Alicia Cook
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0