idaquaries
š³š“š¦šŗ Loooove litfic and horror.
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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
0idaquaries commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
I hate accidentally spoiling stuff for myself in books. I just did that with the crul prince and now I'm mad at myself. How do you guys feel about them?
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Putting this out early so I have time to plan. I have a nearly week long cabin trip planned for the first week in November. Itās the first time Iām actually going anywhere on my time off and I canāt wait to be in the woods with my parents and all of our dogs. But I need your help baddie book babes!
I would love some new spooky reads. Iām good with horror and love Gothic themes. here are some recent authors Iāve been reading this year: Johanna van Veen, Nat Cassidy, Uketsu. Some title examples outside of these authors: Best Offer Wins, Slashed Beauties, The Bog Wife. Also love fantasy been reading T. kingfisherās saints of steel (š¤šš¤) and Dungeon Crawler Carl (not my fav but can be entertaining in doses).
What would you recommended for a relaxing cabin read where it might be fun to be scared??
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This was a short and quick read, but still really impactful. The book felt very fresh and funny, while tackling a really heavy topic. It definitely gave me something to think about (my own ableist views and impressions). Definitely worth the read!
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Hunchback
Saou Ichikawa
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I know there is so much talk about AI on this platform, but I have to share this quote from Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa (translated by Polly Barton):
"We might not always be conscious of it, but whenever we see printed text, we know that there's someone out there who's written it."
I had to check when this book is from, and it was published in 2023. Three years ago. It's insane how fast the world is moving, because when I see printed text now I wonder "did a human write this or AI? how much of this is human and how much of this is AI?"
I fear this genuinly changes how we interact with writing as a media, not to mention videos (especially short form) as well.
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"'Can I fuck you?' I groaned into her ear. 'Sureā”'! she replied."
I'm dying laughing oh my god. To be honest, the way this is written reminds me of so much fanfiction so kudos for being real I guess and catering to a male audience
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I know there is so much talk about AI on this platform, but I have to share this quote from Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa (translated by Polly Barton):
"We might not always be conscious of it, but whenever we see printed text, we know that there's someone out there who's written it."
I had to check when this book is from, and it was published in 2023. Three years ago. It's insane how fast the world is moving, because when I see printed text now I wonder "did a human write this or AI? how much of this is human and how much of this is AI?"
I fear this genuinly changes how we interact with writing as a media, not to mention videos (especially short form) as well.
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Writing erotica on an iPad mini is so slay oh my god. I can't tell if I love our main character or not yet, so excited to see what type of person she turns out to be
Edit: this actually might've been a bit tone deaf of me, because I didn't even consider the fact that she might be using an iPad mini because a laptop (or a bigger screen) isn't as accessible for her
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"'Can I fuck you?' I groaned into her ear. 'Sureā”'! she replied."
I'm dying laughing oh my god. To be honest, the way this is written reminds me of so much fanfiction so kudos for being real I guess and catering to a male audience
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Hunchback
Saou Ichikawa
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I don't know if I missed something, but I was just waiting for this book to make sense. In the way that I didn't understand what the intention was.
And maybe part of it is on me, because from the synopsis I thought these people were going to be snowed in together and confronting some hard truths. Instead, it was just a slow, meandering story and of course, their lives "started to unravel" (as per the synopsis), I felt like it didn't happen in any impactful way.
I normally enjoy slow books, but they need to have some intention behind them or something needs to be significant. The book deals with heavy themes, but it feels like it's all a bit obscured from view and I would love to get underneath the surface a bit more. Maybe I was just expecting a bigger emotional impact.
But still I just felt like this book didn't tackle anything new in a significant way, so it just kind of felt like I wasted my time, even though I genuinly enjoyed the reading experience. The prose was also really good, and I did get an emotional connection to most of the main characters (ifykyk).
I think this book would be a good fit for someone looking for more of a "cosy" book that deals with heavier themes. That is not to say that I think this book is cosy, but rather that it reminds me a bit of books that are labeled "cosy" in the narrative pace and structure.
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The Land in Winter
Andrew Miller
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