phoires's reviews
102 reviews

Men in the Off Hours by Anne Carson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.

it's sexy but also it's poetry and as always i understand nothing and im currently in a slump so that is for me to pick up later on.

Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

4.0

my god......

The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Did not finish book. Stopped at 7%.

i lost the hype i can't go on🥲

Babel by R.F. Kuang

5.0

SO GOOD.....
rf kuang took dark academia down to its meaning and im so glad because most dark academia books are just pretend academia.
can't explain but the fiction part was so good but i also learnt a bit and it feels GOOD
also im devastated. 5*

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

3.5

the idea is great and the outcome of the story was cool.
i just Know it has been written by a middle-aged white woman who has kids and is probably divorced idk. that was a bit of a pain to read but an attempt was made??!?
also the "i am the daughter of the witches you didn't burn" trope... leave it in the toilet don't bring it up man

Three Tang Dynasty Poets by Li Po, Wang Wei, Tu Fu

4.0

good ! not extraordinary but there was a poem i already knew of so that's cool hehe.

Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

3.75

this is sick in the nastiest way possible

Sindbad the Sailor by Anonymous

4.0

fun stories ! but i'm not fond of sinbad this dude just keeps letting other people die so he can live in glory idk

Circe and the Cyclops by Homer

4.0

it wasn't BAD but i just think i'm way over circe her story isn't that amazing so......

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

5.0

SOOOOO GOOOOOOD!! unexpected turns of events all over i love it when stories surprise you !!!