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The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
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Content Warnings
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Almost DNF'd. Really didn't enjoy the writing style and thought most of it was boring. Each chapter was usually 2-3 pages long and would end/switch POV for seemingly no reason. The plot wasn't really strong and nothing much happened to them, leaving the ending to be ultimately extremely unsatisfying.
I feel like there could have been some really cool potential to do more with the woman who died and Rolf's entire character, but they were ultimately just kind of used as a device to be like "hey, this neighbor guy is pretty creepy, huh?" So much is left unanswered and vague but not in a gothic, mysterious way. It's like the author had a lot of good ideas to go off of but didn't fully flesh them out and instead just began writing.
I feel like there could have been some really cool potential to do more with the woman who died and Rolf's entire character, but they were ultimately just kind of used as a device to be like "hey, this neighbor guy is pretty creepy, huh?"
Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Moderate: Child death and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual content
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
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challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, and Police brutality
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Douglas Carlton Abrams, Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV
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funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Minor: Confinement and Torture
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
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challenging
dark
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Cannibalism
the mermaid's voice returns in this one by Amanda Lovelace
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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
3.0
Graphic: Self harm and Toxic relationship
The Stranger by Albert Camus
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dark
reflective
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
3.75
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
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challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75