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Some book surpase words. This is one of them. Utterly beautiful.
TW: death, murder, blood, vomit
A fast passed murder mystery. This was so refreshing to have a mystery with zero superfluous subplots or lengthy meanderings.
A fast passed murder mystery. This was so refreshing to have a mystery with zero superfluous subplots or lengthy meanderings.
TW: G slur and racist stereotypes of Romani peoples, unsafe animal care in feeding a dog (looots) of chocolate
Great to revisit a childhood classic. Funny much more than scary, but especially good if you love animals getting into accidental mischief and misunderstandings!
Great to revisit a childhood classic. Funny much more than scary, but especially good if you love animals getting into accidental mischief and misunderstandings!
TW: blood
I'm a sucker for MG horror collections, and tbh, this is my favourite one yet. The sheer creativity with each story's narration style/plot was phenomenal. I hope Rissi releases more in the future!!
I'm a sucker for MG horror collections, and tbh, this is my favourite one yet. The sheer creativity with each story's narration style/plot was phenomenal. I hope Rissi releases more in the future!!
3.5
TW: homophobia, internalised homophobia, religious trauma, fundamentalist church and radical religious groups, types of conversion therapy, unaccepting parents, vomiting, natural disasters (earthquake, hurricane)
Loved the first half, the second began to slow down and plot drivers began to repeat themselves over and over. Not a bad read by a long shot. Very real and engaging characters and a fun premise
TW: homophobia, internalised homophobia, religious trauma, fundamentalist church and radical religious groups, types of conversion therapy, unaccepting parents, vomiting, natural disasters (earthquake, hurricane)
Loved the first half, the second began to slow down and plot drivers began to repeat themselves over and over. Not a bad read by a long shot. Very real and engaging characters and a fun premise
TW: racism, ableism, f-slur, ableist name calling
A book where you, your mind and reactions, are the focus. A great experiment of a short story that'll live with you. The forward by Zadie Smith is absolutly brilliant.
My biggest discomfort was the use of a disabled woman to drive the plot, with her only existing for the sake of the development of the abled characters.
A book where you, your mind and reactions, are the focus. A great experiment of a short story that'll live with you. The forward by Zadie Smith is absolutly brilliant.
My biggest discomfort was the use of a disabled woman to drive the plot, with her only existing for the sake of the development of the abled characters.
3.5 rounded to 4
TW: prejudice, discrimination, bullying, misgendering, trauma
TW: prejudice, discrimination, bullying, misgendering, trauma
TW: racism, incarceration, in prison physical, mental and sexual abuse, death, blood, G slur.
Read the graphic novel last year and both it and this version are wonderful. A great writing style and delivery. The reader, like the jury, decides if this young man is indeed a 'monster'.
Read the graphic novel last year and both it and this version are wonderful. A great writing style and delivery. The reader, like the jury, decides if this young man is indeed a 'monster'.
TW: racism, death, blood, vomit
Very torn. It was a good premise with continuous twist and turns that had me even at the last page.
However, the message of human prejudice was very messily delivered, like how zootopia tried to handle racism. Comparing the prejudice zombies recieve to that of BIPOC people just missed the mark so badly. Also the idea that humanity just "forgot" all their differences and were no longer racist/xenophobic/transphobic, etc, because they had a common enamy in the dead? After covid especially, I can't suspend my disbelief enough for that. Also having the persecuted people being called the "pale ones" was incredibly uncomfortable.
Also it lacked indigonous voices. With so much of this story happening on first nations land and the constant bringing up of native items like "dream catchers" it just seemed so incredibly tone-deaf by the author.
Very sad as I loved the horror and mystery elements. It was a great twisty turn tale. If only it didn't miss the mark with its commentary.
Very torn. It was a good premise with continuous twist and turns that had me even at the last page.
However, the message of human prejudice was very messily delivered, like how zootopia tried to handle racism. Comparing the prejudice zombies recieve to that of BIPOC people just missed the mark so badly. Also the idea that humanity just "forgot" all their differences and were no longer racist/xenophobic/transphobic, etc, because they had a common enamy in the dead? After covid especially, I can't suspend my disbelief enough for that. Also having the persecuted people being called the "pale ones" was incredibly uncomfortable.
Also it lacked indigonous voices. With so much of this story happening on first nations land and the constant bringing up of native items like "dream catchers" it just seemed so incredibly tone-deaf by the author.
Very sad as I loved the horror and mystery elements. It was a great twisty turn tale. If only it didn't miss the mark with its commentary.
