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boring boring boring boring boring boring boring

Zach Plague, Zachary Thomas Dodson

DID NOT FINISH: 27%

I have no one to blame but myself, I got bored. It’s just not my kind of writing style.

Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

DID NOT FINISH: 53%

It feels like house of leaves if Jonny’s entries were more boring. It’s a great book! It’s just not for me

Scorch Atlas

Blake Butler

DID NOT FINISH: 91%
dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Rains Came

Louis Bromfield

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

The author stated calling an Indian baby a “dark monkey” over and over

The Fifty Year Sword

Mark Z. Danielewski

DID NOT FINISH: 86%
adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

If you’re looking for a quick read, this is the book for you. I was able to finish it it one day.

A lot of people have described this book as a “kid-friendly House of Leaves,” but it’s more of its own thing, and less of a horror novel. It’s like something you would hear on a horror podcast with the laugh from Thriller by Michael Jackson at the end of it.

But it’s definitely got that MZD touch that House of Leaves has.

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House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

DID NOT FINISH: 5%
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

He mentioned his other book series, "Spycacher", at least once in every chapter. This guy is also very sexist.

It's upsides are being interesting and informative about WWII.

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