Name	Creator	Published	Type of thing	Summary	Personal comments	/5
Foster	Claire Keegan	2010	Book	a young girl goes to live in the very rural countryside over the summer while her family at home are managing their problems. though she is scared initially, the old couple and country life are much better than her life at home, meaning the eventual need for her to leave is a deeply upsetting event. there's also a side thing about how the couples' son drowned in a well, which the main character also almost does.	i liked the presentation of the pastroal in this, it was a lot less idealised than in a lot of Romantic pastoral stuff, instead Keegan creates a more realistic (though still somewhat romanticised) depiction of country life; of how it is legitimately hard work but that there is very clearly a sense of community and safety at least in this specific place.	3ish?
Small Prophets	Mackenzie Crook	2026	TV series	a man (Michael Sleep) is struggling to cope following the disappearance of his partner almost 7 years ago, as well as the fact that he is branded a killer/certainly some kind of dodgy guy, his dad is in a care home, and his partner's brother wants to take his house. shit gets a bit crazier when his dad tells him how to create homunculi which can answer any question (such as: is his partner alive), and so he does that, making friends with his coworker (Kacey) along the way.	it's a really unique show, both in the premise and also just the general tone contrasts silly comedy with really really tender moments in a way that you don't see very often, particularly the importance of the friendship between Michael and Kacey is such a unique dynamic its very endearing. i could probably do with rewatching the show to properly take it all in because i was a bit distracted but i did still enjoy it a lot. i don't really get how there could be a second series though...? but i shall have to see	4/5
WE'RE ALL DOOMED!	Daniel Howell	2024	recording of a live show	hit youtuber Dan Howell aka danisnotonfire examines his feelings of deep existential dread about the state of the world at large, as well as his own personal problems. comedy apart from when its not	overall this was very good, it speaks to my same brand of Fear and Anxiety which is what i was looking for so yayyyy no i liked how he really accurately showed how easy it is to kind of spiral into apathy and doom, and to then point out that it's still worth trying because there are still so many good things in the world... i don't think it's a Perfect by any means, the segment on AI is already so kind of out date which moreso is just terrifying in itself, but i think its well made through both script writing and stage design, Dan and everyone else involved are all so talented . i didn't cry loads while watching it but i did sob for about an hour not long afterwards which wasn't entirely related but yeagh	4/5