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Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings
violence against a child from outside the family, comatose child
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
Somehow the pieces just didn't come together.
Tales from Moominvalley by Tove Jansson
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle - The Blue Savant and the Nonsense User by NISIOISIN
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Content that might be reminiscent of traumatic medical experiences, peril that may be similar to child trafficking and medical child abuse, hostile settings resembling medical environments, presumed but not true death of a child from the perspective of a mother, murder of children, procedures reminiscent of lobotomy
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Classism
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Worker exploitation and abuse, including workers who are minor, is a major topic in the story
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This is the book that was written specifically for me.
I can't even put into words how it feels to go from Nico being a favorite character, to him becoming more and more beloved and relatable for me, to him becoming a protagonist and going on a journey that struck me terribly deeply. Nico and Will's story is not about falling in love, it's about going from "in love" to loving each other fully and truly. And I've never, NEVER seen that written with such a powerful authenticity. Every emotional interaction, every little misstep, and every little progress, felt like a punch right in the gut. I'm mentally ill, I have a relationship, and this is EXACTLY what it's like. Nico being scared that letting Will help him will scare Will away or put too much strain on him. Will not knowing how to reach Nico and how to really help him when he's struggling. Them having to accept parts of each other that are so terribly hard to open up about. It's so real and raw and not at all what I would have expected when I first got into Percy Jackson all the way back.
And at the same time, it still IS a PJO book. It's quirky and there are silly incarnations of old legends and monsters, there's adventures and sudden troubles and a touch of mysterious force from gods that more and more are becoming a reflection of their concepts. I was having fun and processing emotional trauma at the same time. What more do you want. This is probably one of my all time favorites now.
I can't even put into words how it feels to go from Nico being a favorite character, to him becoming more and more beloved and relatable for me, to him becoming a protagonist and going on a journey that struck me terribly deeply. Nico and Will's story is not about falling in love, it's about going from "in love" to loving each other fully and truly. And I've never, NEVER seen that written with such a powerful authenticity. Every emotional interaction, every little misstep, and every little progress, felt like a punch right in the gut. I'm mentally ill, I have a relationship, and this is EXACTLY what it's like. Nico being scared that letting Will help him will scare Will away or put too much strain on him. Will not knowing how to reach Nico and how to really help him when he's struggling. Them having to accept parts of each other that are so terribly hard to open up about. It's so real and raw and not at all what I would have expected when I first got into Percy Jackson all the way back.
And at the same time, it still IS a PJO book. It's quirky and there are silly incarnations of old legends and monsters, there's adventures and sudden troubles and a touch of mysterious force from gods that more and more are becoming a reflection of their concepts. I was having fun and processing emotional trauma at the same time. What more do you want. This is probably one of my all time favorites now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Outing and War
A character's behaviour closely reflects (and could be considered allegorical) to an abusive parent. There are brief moments of evil spirits trying to tempt characters into suicide.
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Gaslighting
Comics richtig lesen by Scott McCloud
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
mind blowing, and the only thing that isn't up to date is the chapter on color (which he indirectly predicted by saying it's tied to technology) and the way people view comics has changed too (which is exactly what he had hoped). Basically essential reading if you want to ever do any sort of sequential arts.