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174 reviews

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

hellas right americans should never go to europe!

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

so beautiful.

intergenerational homosexuality at its finest

a few loose threads (like his uncles love? he talked about her boobs for. a page straight) but overall beautiful 

Couplets: A Love Story by Maggie Millner
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.

hate this style!! can’t get through i’m sorry 💔

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

acab and everything but girl you murdered and ate people.

in all seriousness this book was well written and i found myself semi siding with the main character.

it was funny but i found myself skimming over the super dark stuff.

not a favourite but entertaining nonetheless 

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

i learned so many new gay slurs! /s

in all seriousness this book was difficult but a good read. it was interesting to learn more about scottish history and issues. the characters were super complex and layered.

it is really hard to say what about the writing was so captivating but it made me feel so much for each character. 

the only reason it’s not 5 stars was the way speech was written. it was written in the way a scottish person would say the words but it was hard for my brain to process.  

james surviving and him waving at mungo at the end…chef kiss

justice for mugo

Normal Distance by Elisa Gabbert

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

not sure if these were poems or posts on tumblr in 2014 

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the og sad girl ☹️ minus one star for the racism that wasn’t very slay…

Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry by Dr Maya Angelou (31-Mar-2015) Paperback by Maya Angelou

emotional medium-paced

3.5

a mixed bag! some pieces really spoke to me and i enjoyed others seemed a big too long or wordy overall i enjoyed it and see why people love her

The Guest by Emma Cline

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

.5 because i love the authors writing. 2 because contemporary literary girls are all the same and its really hard to care about them 

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

so many conflicts that could be sloved by 1 therapy session