Recs if you like The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)...

For when you need to wallow in melancholy and misery: a collection of pessimistic, cynical, downbeat, depressing, doom and gloom fiction for my disillusioned friends.

More to come!

Got the holiday blues? Check out my list Christmas with the Cranks!

This list highlights the influential books that have been banned, censored, or widely discouraged at various times and places due to their provocative ideas, controversial content, or challenges to authority. These stories preserve critical thinking, protect intellectual freedom, and remind us why questioning dominant narratives is essential now more than ever.

A list of Banned or Censored books (from around the world) that I want to read and form my own opinions about...

(List created for Book Club theme). Definition 1: Kids being mean, stupid, or bullies. Definition 2: Not caring about or actively exploiting kids.