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d_nicolas

(any/all) I read a lot of books because I don't get up to much else! Fav genres: LitFic, Horror, SciFi

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  • Bookish careers?

    Anyone else here in a bookish career field? I’m a librarian and I’m currently exploring PhD programs in literature, hoping to start one in the next couple years :) What other book related jobs do people have?

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  • The Wax Child
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    Jan 10, 2026
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    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 1.5Plot: 2.5

    To preface, I don't think I'm the intended audience for this book, though I do see how it is interesting as an artwork, with the factual/folklore/fictional elements the author is combining. It's very poetically written but I found a lot of the repetition/style grating. The concept of the inanimate narrator was interesting and when that was invoked, I'd say those were my favourite elements. The emotional distance may have been intentional, I don't know, but it isn't something I tend to enjoy when reading; unfortunately the women felt interchangeable/'unreal', which I feel is a missed opportunity to add to the emotional weight.

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  • Read around a world

    Hi all, I have been thinking about the best way of expanding my knowledge about worlds literature and my plan is to create a list of books from different countries and time periods to get myself more familiar with other works. Do any of you have any recommendations? Maybe we can help eachother to step out of our reading comfort zones and explore around the world.

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    I Who Have Never Known Men

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    Yaguareté White: Poems (Camino del Sol)

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  • Literary fiction recs

    please leave your favorite lit fic in the comments below :) i'd be happy to check them out.

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    The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo

    The Last Will & Testament of Senhor da Silva Araújo

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