gromithorror's reviews
20 reviews

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

4.0

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.0

ok at times i felt maybe im a bit old for this book and found myself wanting it to be something a little more but it was genuinely a very fun read and i did feel like i followed and understood each of the characters which is rare for me when there's this many. 

i'd say i enjoyed it overall and i think it's worth a shot if you tend to like this genre :)

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

2.0

The Body by Stephen King

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.75

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Lord of the Flies: A Novel by William Golding

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood and Gore

Minor: Vomit

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, and Incest

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Mental illness, and War

Animal Farm by George Orwell

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

vomit mentions but never description or the action of it happening, potentially racial slurs used on 2 pages but it is the spanish word for black and the characters speak spanish throughout so its complicated

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

short and sweet! i read this book in just over a week and i enjoyed it very much, it is emotional but hopeful and i could easily recommend it to anyone :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Grief