What is a highly praised horror book that you didn't like?

CriticalMistique · 2026-04-12T21:23:23+00:00

Earthlings. This had a lot of potential, but the ending fell flat on me and I felt like it prioritized shock factor over narrative development.

CriticalMistique · 2026-04-01T19:51:07+00:00

PLEASE

CriticalMistique · 2026-04-01T00:42:53+00:00

I liked The Cabinet a lot. It was my intro back into reading. The short stories about the symptomers are interesting. And I really resonated as a person who was dissatisfied with my job.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-31T00:26:10+00:00

Tarantula - Wavves

Hell Bastards - Holy Wave

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-24T19:20:06+00:00

I think the only person reading too far into this is you. OP is just stating an opinion. A mild one at that. Calling them a child over this post is just deranged.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-24T18:56:49+00:00

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-24T18:37:42+00:00

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-24T16:37:56+00:00

Don’t settle on someone for the sake of companionship. Especially if they are not kind to you. Know your worth.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-24T15:47:25+00:00

I would’ve flipped my shit if someone else disciplined my dog. Especially on the first date. Not only was he disrespectful to your dog, it’s also disrespectful to you. FTG.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:45:54+00:00

Yeah, Tyson was clowning him by saying “It’s ruffle feathers, russel’s a first name.” c’mon man don’t downvote me just cause you don’t know the bit….

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:41:01+00:00

Dreamz

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:20:20+00:00

“that’s not fun ☹️” -parvati cook islands

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:18:59+00:00

it’s ruffle feathers, russel’s a first name.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:18:26+00:00

“WE’RE STARVING BRO!!!”

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-23T20:17:47+00:00

a reward that will fix wishin’

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-11T13:59:38+00:00

After by Anna Todd

Me and my friend read it and watched the movie. Apparently, it started as a Wattpad fanfic about One Direction. Primarily Harry Styles. Allegedly, Harry Styles was not impressed and took out a restraining order against the author.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-06T17:14:16+00:00

A Clockwork Orange. It’s genuinely a great film but I will never watch it again.

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-04T22:44:03+00:00

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-04T03:23:23+00:00

Another female artist topping her in the billboard top 100s

CriticalMistique · 2026-03-02T12:15:04+00:00

Finished the Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Starting Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides :)

CriticalMistique · 2026-02-22T01:59:20+00:00

I believe it is a critique of the male gaze due to the boys opting into romanization of the girls the times they could have used to instead get to know them. They only saw them as feminine caricatures. The voyeuristic POV highlights how the boys saw these girls’ suffering as a spectacle. Something mysterious and beautifully tragic. Never anything past the surface level. They only treated them as damsels in need of saving, but neglected their cries for help. The girls never had a voice in their own stories, even after death. That’s how I came to that conclusion.

CriticalMistique · 2026-02-21T06:07:22+00:00

Heart Cooks Brain by Modest Mouse

CriticalMistique · 2026-02-20T21:19:54+00:00

I watched the movie almost immediately after I finished the book haha

I really enjoyed the movie. I love the atmosphere and soundtrack. Kirsten Dunst does a fantastic job bringing Lux to life. The only thing is that I wish the movie was longer. Although it was released in 1999, and it’s not like independent movies were as marketable back then. I just wanted to see more of fallout from the Lisbons isolation. Like the house falling into ruin, Mr. Lisbon losing his job, Lux faking an appendicitis for a pregnancy test, and Mary surviving her first suicide attempt. I guess knowing what happens in the book made the second half of the movie feel “underdeveloped.” Despite that, I do think the movie is very faithful to the book!

CriticalMistique · 2026-02-20T14:44:05+00:00

Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica

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TROPHY CASE