a thought-provoking book makes
you ...

a type of entertainment that helps you forget about bad or boring things for a short time

not interesting or exciting

a mediocre book is ...

very upsetting, wrong, or immoral

making you feel sad

relating to art, literature, music etc.

belonging to the present time

a gory movie involves ...

a hard-hitting serial ...

overrated is...

a page-turner novel is ...

racy writing is typically ...

defamatory content intends to...

a riveting film is ...

a new wave film is about ...

moves or develops quickly

a film or book that contains a lot of violence

related to love 

if you consider that a document was very wordy, you think that ...

if a serial shows you the gritty realism it...

if a book has been abridged it...

actually happening in life, not invented in a book

a faithful account tells you about ...

having a sharp exciting quality

a high-brow book is typically ...

interesting and enjoyable

shocking and violent in a way that is deliberate

want to watch it because you find it very interesting

an upbeat film makes you ...

if something is far-fetched it's ... 

excellent and impressive

if you consider a film filthy you think it's ...

having a strong effect on your feelings, especially one that makes you feel sad

a blue movie is related to...

showing things as they really are

a potted account of something is ...