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Illuminations: Prose Poems by Arthur Rimbaud

reflective fast-paced

wish my french was good enough to read it in french u_u because while i enjoyed many of these im so curious about what gets lost in translation!

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.

i GIVE UP. pseudo-intellectual trash that doesnt trust the reader to be smart enough to understand the heavy handed metaphors, so it over explains everything to you. 
i should have put the book down the moment heidegger was name dropped for seemingly no apparent reason other than to make the author seem like they're smart? idk its bad political art dont waste your time

Mind of My Mind by Octavia E. Butler

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

preferred wild seed but still enjoyed! loved the ending! i gasped!

Paradais by Fernanda Melchor

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

youch! enjoyed the structure and writing style, it also made me feel ill

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

feels like its trying to teach empathy to normies ? i dont think im the audience

Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

kinda funny, not particularly memorable but i didnt have a bad time reading it, until the ending...which was realllyyyy boring and obnoxious

I Love Dick by Chris Kraus

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

ummmmmm. i enjoyed the first 60 pages or so then it got kinda tedious. i liked the concept and exploration of obsession and desire? but i struggled toward the end, sorry dick

The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell

funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

very sweet!

Space Crone by Ursula K. Le Guin

reflective medium-paced

le guin is always right on target!!

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

man. first time reading octavia butler and her writing is so engaging, i was invested immediately. 
this is an extremely emotional tale of abuse that won't be for everyone. also i dont know how i feel about some of the gender things that are put forward. however butler is veryy smart in the way she deals with complex politics. Im definitely going to read the rest of the books in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence