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Illuminations: Prose Poems by Arthur Rimbaud

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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

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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

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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

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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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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

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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

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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

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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

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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

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reflective medium-paced
le guin is always right on target!!
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

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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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