catacombsaint's reviews
192 reviews

Antigone by Sophocles

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

i’ve been crying for an hour and i can’t seem to stop 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Wenn ein Reisender in einer Winternacht by Italo Calvino

adventurous challenging funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

4.5

EXTREMELY fun read. Could’ve done without the several rape scenes and weird misogynistic touch but other than that, it’s brilliant and I had a grand time reading it. 

Der Fall Meursault - eine Gegendarstellung by Kamel Daoud

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Trost der Philosophie (Großdruck) by Boethius

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Der Fremde by Albert Camus

challenging dark reflective fast-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

3.75

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

dark funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i really enjoyed this book but i literally can’t say why. it’s weird and depressing and the narrator is absolutely insufferable. had a great time reading it!! 

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I don’t think it was the right time for me to read this book. There’s much about it that I liked, but I struggled to keep up with the ever-changing POV.