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Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Late review— i loved this book it was really disgusting and sad and the way eileen was written was unfortunately really relatable (not all of her!!!) but Otessa Moshfegh always seems to be able to say what other authors are too ashamed to. Really incredible read. Short but will stick to you like a bug.
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Audición by Ryū Murakami

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dark slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No

1.0

I’m ngl this was so boring
Def a movie better than the book situation
Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

definitely one of the best anthologies I've read so far, each story was so well written and so many of my favorite authors had stories in here which was awesome. There was also a fuckton of queer authors featured in this anthology which is always lit. So many of the stories were really really scary! My favorites were

Reckless Eyeballing - NK Jemison
Invasion of the Baby Snatchers - Lesley Nneka Arimah
Aesthete - Justin C Key
Flicker - LD Lewis
Grief of the Dead - Rion Amilcor Scott (insane)
A Bird Sings by the Etching Tree - Nicole D Sconiers (reminded me of the movie The Dark)
Your Happy Place - Terence Taylor (THE LAMP IS WRONG)
Origin Story - Tochi Onyebuchi (writing on this one was insane, reminded me kind of No One Dies Yet)

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

I loved this it was very sick 
Classic feral feminism book with very cool magical realism undertones. I loved how it was also really about art and performance in addition to motherhood. Very Organ Meats vibes and also really reminded me of A24's BEEF actually?  The plot is kind of similar just without Danny. 
1 star off because I felt like it was missing a little something but i can't put my finger on exactly what.  I really liked
that we don't really know how much of it was "real" but i kinda wish it went more in depth into her 'transformation'? idk.
Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-In-1 Edition, Vol. 1, Volume 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

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3.5

love evangelion sm -
Wish the manga was a little different but I’m excited for the later volumes where things in the anime got more crazy
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

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5.0

Rouge by Mona Awad

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

I loved this book its so signature Mona Awad, extremely magical realism and weird. I loved the themes of youth and race and how personal it seemed and the subplot was sooooo rich. I feel like this would make such an insane movie like it really reminded me of Suspiria or other older cult classics, i love the occult combined with modern internet fads i found it so interesting. There are a couple points still lost on me but this is a late review and tbh i may have forgotten, but the man in the mirror stuff i need some clarification on. Though i have theories!! 
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore

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

4.0

I really should  not have read this when i did i cried a lot... What would you do if your suicidal girlfriend came back to life so she could banter with you for a couple more days? I'm fascinated by the alternate storyline as well and the parallel between 'Jack' the boarder and 'jack' lily's new bf. I would say this book is in the genre 'Death'. 
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This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

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adventurous dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eric larocca just bodying another book thats literally like crack to me idk. I think my favorite story collection is still THGWSWLS but this one was sooooo good. I liked all the stories and the one about glass had me on the edge of my seat i want Eric to get a movie deal soooo bad or like produce on AHS or something. 
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The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore

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challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't think I've ever read a book that made me gag as much as this one, it was so stomach-churning. Definitely not for those with a frail constitution. I loved the prose so much and i felt so deeply for the characters. Tarare's story is true even if a lot of the details in this book were made up, the author explains it more at the end. It's also very much about exploitation and medical ignorance, and how we isolate and otherize people who just literally are built different. Highly recommend!!
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