key to tags

reviews

trigger warning page because shows don’t put TWs/CWs in their synopses and they absolutely SHOULD

future media to CONSUME

Links to everything I reviewed in 2023

currently reading/watching:

• The Great Pretender
• The Trauma Cleaner — Sarah Krasnostein

currently annotating:

• House of Leaves — Mark. Z. Danielewski
• Crush — Richard Siken
• Dazai, Chuuya, 15 — Kafka Asagiri (re-read)
• She Who Became the Sun — Shelley Parker-Chan (re-read)
• Yellowface — R.F. Kuang (re-read)

key to ratings

• 1 star ☆: I wish I’d put this down earlier, but something compelled me to finish it. I now regret following that compulsion, because this was such a waste of time and energy.
• 2 stars ☆☆: whether it’s the plot, soundtrack, characters or something else, this media only has a single redeeming factor among all the other mess. I slightly regret spending any time at all of this, but it’s not the most upsetting thing in the world.
• 3 stars ☆☆☆: this either started bad and got better, or it had a strong start that didn’t carry through the whole story. if it had remained more consistent I could have given a more polarising rating.
• 4 stars ☆☆☆☆: very good, but it’s missing something. maybe the character design is lacking a little, or there is a plot-hole I just can’t ignore, but overall I really liked this story.
• 5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆: not only was this story incredibly well-designed, but it made me feel things, deeply. I was so invested in it all that I forgot about the real world for a while. when I finished and had to move on with my life, it was with a sense of mourning.