its_eel's Reviews (90)

No One Left to Come Looking for You by Sam Lipsyte

No One Left to Come Looking for You

Sam Lipsyte

3.5
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
pretty fun, pretty weird. i appreciated all the strange art descriptions. i felt a little eh at the end. found this book from an author blurb that lipsyte wrote for 2025 upcoming debut novel paradise logic by sophie kemp. 
Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Zero Days

Ruth Ware

3.25
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems by Louise Glück

Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems

Louise Glück

3.0
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

The Last House on Needless Street

Catriona Ward

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

4.5
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Wrong Norma by Anne Carson

Wrong Norma

Anne Carson

4.0
emotional reflective slow-paced
Semiosis by Sue Burke

Semiosis

Sue Burke

3.75
adventurous hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Factory by Hiroko Oyamada

The Factory

Hiroko Oyamada

5.0
dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
No. 5, Vol. 1 by Taiyo Matsumoto

No. 5, Vol. 1

Taiyo Matsumoto

4.0
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

4.0
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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