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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher. Super dark and creative - T. Kingfisher is a fantastic writer! A favouite from this year's reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Medical content
Moderate: War
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Excellent 'cosy disaster fiction' - the audiobook read by Stephen Fry is absolutely fanastic!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Abortion
dark
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely not the strongest Ito book, but a really fun read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
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A collection of late 19th-20th century horror stories featuring the ghosts of children. Like with any short story collection, some were stronger than others. Would recommend, especially for spooky winter reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Colonisation
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The eigth book in the Wayward Children series, but functions well as a standalone. Deals with some heavier topics personal to the author - while there is no child SA in this book, it gets to the point where it could happen at any moment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
I had read these both in high school and didn't get much from them. When I read them in my third year of college, I had a great professor who really had us deeply analyze the texts. I enjoyed Antigone especially after this class.