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160 reviews

Privilege by Kate Brian

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I’ve tried to re-read the Private series as an adult but it was just too insufferable. I really enjoyed this though, and I remember absolutely eating it up when it first came out. Ariana and Reed are absolutely night and day as narrators, and thank god for that. 

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Still so mf boring

At Home at the Zoo by Edward Albee

3.0

this guy has been to the zoo 

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Oh this tugged on my heart

"Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper by Scott Frost

3.0

fun little supplemental material. not essential in the way Laura’s Diary is. I loved the way he spoke about Audrey.

The Maids and Deathwatch: Two Plays by Jean Genet

4.0

The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch

dark mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

extra star for the audiobook performed by Sheryl Lee

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking

A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs

challenging dark sad

5.0

I haven’t read Running With Scissors yet, but after reading this I feel so devastated that Augusten Burroughs experienced even more trauma after getting away from his father. Enough for another book. 

I took my time with this for my own sanity. A lot of time. My personal experiences were not the same as his, but his reactions and feelings are very familiar to me. It’s always difficult for me to read from the POV of a scared child. 

Visceral is the only word I can use. It’s a heavy read, but so beautifully written that it genuinely, truly astounds me. 

The end….owie!

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing

5.0

I wish I could give this 6 stars

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

4.0

are you tired of being nice? don’t you just want to go apeshit?