spongefoot's reviews
38 reviews

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Gender Failure by Rae Spoon, Ivan Coyote

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the most creative pieces of writing i have ever read! It was so much fun and so wild. Enjoyable the whole time. 

Kurt’s resentment of the Vietnam war was palpable throughout the book. 

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much by Jen Winston

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Chicken soup for the bisexual soul. If you care about queer theory, know a bisexual, or might in fact be a bisexual, read this book! The author did a great job of sharing their personal growth and the ups and downs that come with true allyship. 

It shined a painfully bright light onto my awkward insecure feelings about being bisexual/queer. I finally felt like i had a space to process them. I didnt just feel “seen” i felt electric. ⚡️

Also my awakening was in a club that felt like a church. 

If she wrote a romance book i would pick it up immediately 🔥

The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really emotional to read post pandemic. I definitely fell asleep crying next to my spouse. I liked the story telling a lot. Def not a #girlboss #menarestupid kind of book. But i liked that because it felt like the author chose to look feminist theory and those we love straight in the eyes while writing. 

Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny (Dover Doomsday Classics) by Ramsey Campbell, Harlan Ellison, Brian Stableford, Ray Bradbury, Greg Bear, Stephen King, Arthur C. Clarke, Erica L. Satifka, Carmen Maria Machado, Kurt Vonnegut, Joe R. Lansdale, Mark Samuels, Drew Ford, W.E.B. Du Bois

3.25

Some of the stories were incredible (W. E. B. Deois) and some just took foreeeeeeever to get through. 

Rememberings by Sinéad O'Connor

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I just… need to cry a little bit. It was so meaningful. 

I wish this book had been written a little later so we could have heard more about her conversation to Islam. Religion played such an important role in her childhood and career and I would have liked to explore that more. 

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I understand what people mean when they say a book is overwritten. Maybe it has something to do with the first person narrative. 

Regardless this book so fun and dark and messy. I cant believe i found this hyper niche progressive Christian queer detective book. Looooooved. 

Oh the dark parts were like really fucked up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide

Bloodroot-Pa by

relaxing slow-paced

3.0

I have no idea why i read a book about female Appalachian writers and their writing process. I dont even like writing. But i loved the sweet stories they shared about their families 

Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning by Alan Maimon

dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I loved this book. Felt like talking with a really knowledgeable friend about the area. Covered a long span of time up until recent. Great book to get an understanding of the area. I got the impression that the author is… humble.