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Rin, Tongue and Dorner by Rich Shapero

Rin, Tongue and Dorner

Rich Shapero

DID NOT FINISH: 10%
so much could've been cut / flat characters / terrible dialogue / shallow / does not commit / distracting sexualization / uninspired worldbuilding / men writing women / white savior / wasn't even fun bad. not even annotating could save it. so bored
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry

4.25
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov

Invitation to a Beheading

Vladimir Nabokov

4.0
dark funny slow-paced
more stinky men
The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov

The Luzhin Defense

Vladimir Nabokov

4.0
dark medium-paced
more pathetic men
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley

4.5
dark emotional reflective medium-paced
frankenstein's monster as a metaphor neurodivergence
Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White

4.0
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

4.5
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
loved listening to another queer viet voice. prose lyrical like our language
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews

Don't Let the Forest In

C.G. Drews

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov

The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Nabokov

3.5
funny reflective
pathetic man core
The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays by Albert Camus

The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

Albert Camus

4.0
dark reflective