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Onlyou718

My year of getting back into reading while also trying to study EE 🫣 Litfic, horror, anything sapphic šŸ©·šŸ§”šŸ¤

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Classics Starter Pack Vol I
Sapphic Across Genres
British & Irish Classic Literature
My Taste
Clear and Muddy Loss of Love / ę³¾ęø­ęƒ…ę®‡
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Fingersmith
Never Let Me Go
Private Rites
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  • Sky Daddy
    Onlyou718
    Nov 09, 2025
    4.0
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    3.75 rounded up - Weird little book. I think I am exactly the target audience and I had the best time reading it! I could not stop laughing and cringing and by the end everyone grew on me and became a little mentally ill family. Despite the subject matter it ended up having some really touching moments that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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    Onlyou718
    Nov 09, 2025
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    3.75 rounded up - Weird little book. I think I am exactly the target audience and I had the best time reading it! I could not stop laughing and cringing and by the end everyone grew on me and became a little mentally ill family. Despite the subject matter it ended up having some really touching moments that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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    While I enjoy varying and complex writing styles, a favorite being Juan Rulfo’s dream like styling in Pedro PĆ”ramo, I’m not sure if the overuse of thesaurus words is hitting for me especially when they aren’t all used in a way that makes sense i.e. swapping out a known horse pattern ā€œdappledā€ for the synonym ā€œstippledā€. The author’s prose is actually quite enjoyable when they lay off the excessive synonym use. I don’t know I feel like there’s a difference between using big words effectively and just throwing them in for the sake of it. I assume it is partly done to emphasize the fairytale aspect and the oddness of the main character but I’ve yet to be convinced it is impactful enough to the story that it is worth how disjointed it makes the prose. tldr; could be personal preference but not sure if I’m into prose where the primary stylistic feature is words that you would come across in wordle rather than daily life (even if you’re well read) That being said it’s early in the book and I hope the author makes me change my mind.

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    While I enjoy varying and complex writing styles, a favorite being Juan Rulfo’s dream like styling in Pedro PĆ”ramo, I’m not sure if the overuse of thesaurus words is hitting for me especially when they aren’t all used in a way that makes sense i.e. swapping out a known horse pattern ā€œdappledā€ for the synonym ā€œstippledā€. The author’s prose is actually quite enjoyable when they lay off the excessive synonym use. I don’t know I feel like there’s a difference between using big words effectively and just throwing them in for the sake of it. I assume it is partly done to emphasize the fairytale aspect and the oddness of the main character but I’ve yet to be convinced it is impactful enough to the story that it is worth how disjointed it makes the prose. tldr; could be personal preference but not sure if I’m into prose where the primary stylistic feature is words that you would come across in wordle rather than daily life (even if you’re well read) That being said it’s early in the book and I hope the author makes me change my mind.

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    Nov 07, 2025
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    DNF at something like 40% idk, this is too depraved for me lmao

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    Onlyou718
    Nov 08, 2025
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    Great debut novel with beautiful prose and a backdrop of horror. I love how Monstrilio explores aspects of family, queerness, grief, and the idea of monstrosity showing how varied these experiences can be throughout the novel. When M was little he reminded me so much of a naughty little cat I couldn’t resist feeling affectionate. I’m looking forward to seeing more of the author. Also a note to anyone interested in reading: It’s literary horror so don’t go into it with expectations of being scared, it’s a stunning novel about relationships, grief, and the nature of monsters and a completely worthwhile read but only if you are open to that.

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