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irishere's reviews
25 reviews
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 0 by AidaIro
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
side story was gripping and liked seeing the main story parallels to the series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Most dark tags are due to the side story, but it was a really gripping read
Bungo Stray Dogs: Beast, Vol. 2 by Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa, Shiwasu Hoshikawa
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Trafficking
Bungo Stray Dogs: Beast, Vol. 1 by Kafka Asagiri, Sango Harukawa, Shiwasu Hoshikawa
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Will need to reread to fully grasp my opinions, but very many troubling, however important, themes throughout and is representative of the time it was written. Great execution from Williams!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Slavery
As tags say, read at your own risk of these! These things would usually mean I don't pick up the book in the first place, but it was a required reading. Still really good in grasping the attitudes towards different minorities and treatment of such groups in the 1940s America.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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
4.25
Lovely read! The book highlights a lot of issues of Ebenezer's self that a lot of the wealthy population shared at the time it was set. Dickens is a wonderful writer and I always look forward to reading his stories. however, would've rated higher if I analysed it in different context
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Minor: Child death
Tiny Tim in the cause of a majority of these tags