obscurastrange's Reviews (166)

The Happy Satanist: Finding Self-Empowerment

Lilith Starr

4.0

informative fast-paced

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

4.5

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Make Good Art

Neil Gaiman, Chip Kidd

inspiring fast-paced

Amending my review, because while I do find this speech inspiring, it means less than nothing coming from a

r*pist

The Garden of Time

J.G. Ballard

3.75

dark reflective fast-paced

The Inn Of The Two Witches

Joseph Conrad

1.5

dark medium-paced

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tender Is the Flesh

Agustina Bazterrica

4.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Old Water

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

3.5

dark funny medium-paced

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