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123 reviews

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

4.0

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

medium-paced

2.0

I wish I could tell you what happened. I listened to the audiobook and BOY lemme tell you the voice the voice actor was using was beyond annoying. 

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

5.0

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was soooo good and so fun to read. I want to start off by saying I COULD’VE finished it in one day but I FORCED myself not to 😅 I read 21 chapters in one day… for reference there’s only 32. I made myself stop because I wanted to savor this book and enjoy it without tearing through it but it was so hard because it was that entertaining. 

I will say the ending was very graphic and weird but I loved every second of it. 

Wednesday's Child by Yiyun Li

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

medium-paced

2.0