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Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
interesting premise, and parts of this were really nice & fun.
I’m glad i kept reading bc the second half seemed to have a much clearer point and the pacing was a lot better. the t4t romance was a highlight. the points being made about main themes like exploration of gender identity, vampirism as disability, etc. were not at all subtle but i think mostly worked well.
tbh i didn’t really care about the fanfic parts, at least partially bc the fictional tv show didn’t seem very interesting to me. but the focus on that seemed to fade away as the book went on.
i didn’t love how the writing style changed throughout, which was intended to reflect archiving of events but seemed like the author was just trying things out and seeing what stuck. however, i listened to this on audio, and those parts might have worked better w physical book though.
i also really struggled w how most of the characters seemed like outlines of people. also multiple butch women had the primary character trait of backwards beliefs about trans people??
idk lol i kinda wish this book had gone through some more drafts?
I’m glad i kept reading bc the second half seemed to have a much clearer point and the pacing was a lot better. the t4t romance was a highlight. the points being made about main themes like exploration of gender identity, vampirism as disability, etc. were not at all subtle but i think mostly worked well.
tbh i didn’t really care about the fanfic parts, at least partially bc the fictional tv show didn’t seem very interesting to me. but the focus on that seemed to fade away as the book went on.
i didn’t love how the writing style changed throughout, which was intended to reflect archiving of events but seemed like the author was just trying things out and seeing what stuck. however, i listened to this on audio, and those parts might have worked better w physical book though.
i also really struggled w how most of the characters seemed like outlines of people. also multiple butch women had the primary character trait of backwards beliefs about trans people??
idk lol i kinda wish this book had gone through some more drafts?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Transphobia