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The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Julie Sondra Decker
surprisingly helpful as someone questioning
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
I found the author to be making quite a few assumptions about the reader, and also to be somewhat transphobic. That part may have changed in the years since she wrote, but it made the book a lot less enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia
Where I End and You Begin by Preston Norton
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Like a Shakespearean comedy, this book was ridiculous in a good way
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief
Minor: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
The reason the main characters are put in the theater program is the theater kids were being sold drugs and all had to leave school.
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
only took me seven months to finish
near the end I started watching Twin Peaks so now in my mind Con is like Dale Cooper
near the end I started watching Twin Peaks so now in my mind Con is like Dale Cooper
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I think this’ll make a really good movie
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexism, and Medical content
Minor: Child death and Grief
Dracula by Bram Stoker
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs
Søstre by Mariangela Di Fiore, Cathrine Trønnes Lie
emotional
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Violence