Heavy topics:A loner young man who becomes radicalized, you know, for a change“We are doomed to repeat the mistakes of previous generations” is maybe ...

Heavy topics:We really, really, REALLY hate Ben RichardsWhoooo boy there is so much racism and misogyny hereSex work is just a part of this world and ...

Heavy topics:Get in loser, we’re getting existentially traumatizedDisplacement of griefTHE. LEECHES!Teddy’s anger and his relationship with his dadStu...

Heavy topics:Red is not a sympathetic narrator, he is a barely remorseful murdererThe horror and failure of the American prison systemNazis, the Holoc...

In which we discuss the most overdone costumes and offer alternatives, give you some ideas for pair costumes that AREN'T the Grady twins, and tell you...

Heavy topics:Eating disorders, addiction, control, and inertiaEVERYONE in this book is anxious about somethingDonna's maternal transgression is punish...

Heavy topics:Four and a half years in a coma…. No ThanksStephen’s writing about women, based on the intersection of religious fanaticism and motherhoo...

Heavy topics: There are SO MANY horrible deaths McVries is a problematic fave to put it lightly Stephen brings race into this AGAIN when will he stop....

Heavy topics:Stephen does not have a nuanced grasp of how to do Native American representation and we REALLY wish he would stop trying.Charlie's mom g...

Heavy topics: Measles is fucked up, get vaccinated. Nadine’s rape and the wasted potential of her character Tom Cullen is effectively a new character ...