charlottesometimes's Reviews (3.33k)

Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares!

Stephen Jones

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

No Longer Human

Junji Ito

3.25

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Eggshells

Caitriona Lally

3.5

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Empty House: A Ghost Story for Christmas

Algernon Blackwood

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Crown Derby Plate: A Ghost Story for Christmas

Marjorie Bowen

4.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An Eye for an Eye

Malorie Blackman

2.5

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Noughts & Crosses

Malorie Blackman

3.25

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Almost Lost: The True Story of an Anonymous Teenager's Life on the Streets

Phillip Morgenstern, Beatrice Sparks

1.0

slow-paced

Fake, boring, racist, god-bothering pseudo-psychological crap. The attempts to write teen dialogue are particularly excruciating. “Pos ‘tude?” Please, no.
Also, why is the therapist massaging a 15-year-old boy? It’s a good thing he’s not real, or it would be horribly inappropriate.

I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54

Robert Graves

3.5

informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

From The Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 3)

Alan Partridge

3.0

funny

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