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This is a book I only recommend to the people I really like. People on the internet call it dark academia but that just feels like dumbing it down because it’s so much more than that, its absurdly comedic at times but also extremely tragic. You relate with these characters in a way you do not want to because none Of them are lovable protagonists. At times Tartt just talks about the Vermont weather for multiple pages straight but it’s never a dull moment. So if you enjoy the occasional pretentious literature (or everyday pretentious literature but then you’ve already read this) this book is for you:)
May 28, 2025
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🖋Some people say this book is too pretentious or fakes being good writing but I don't care I love it anyways. Honestly I'd be surprised if you hadn't heard of it but it's got murder, mystery, drugs, cultish energy, a sprinkling of homosexuality, the works. Definitely an exciting read imo.
Mar 19, 2025
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😃An artist and his crazy situationship find a weird hole in his laundry room and they become obsessed with it, trying to figure it out and putting things down there. The only thing is when you put stuff down there it comes back out totally different. Very bleak, very depressing but honestly probably my favorite book because it really shows how selfish humanity has become, but it doesn’t feel that way when you read it. It’s only when you think about the concept after you finish, you’re up all night thinking about it.
Jun 11, 2025
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i read this book in early 2022. i saw it on tiktok. im admittedly not a huge reader, and books i do read seriously have to surprise me to keep me entertained. im the same with movies.
i spent months trying to track down a physical copy of this book. tiktok would never reveal too much, it really just appeared in haul videos and the comments would talk about it like a secret club. i wanted in.
i eventually gave up and read it on my phone. i wish i waited.
things have gotten worse since we last spoke is hard to explain. its the most pathetic, entrancing, and unforeseen story i have ever read. i sincerely hope someone has read this and recommends me something even more insane because ive been chasing this high ever since i read it.
the story is told over a length chatlogs shared between two women (more points for lesbians). i dont want to say much because half of the thrill of this book is discovering whats really behind those fucking emails but its a basically psychological thriller romance. dark psychological thriller romance with body horror elements but thats all im telling.
my favorite sentence ever is in from book. what have you done today to deserve your eyes? i think about it once a day. its my bio for like everything.
seriously, read this if your into the macabre. especially gay body horror stuff.
i spent months trying to track down a physical copy of this book. tiktok would never reveal too much, it really just appeared in haul videos and the comments would talk about it like a secret club. i wanted in.
i eventually gave up and read it on my phone. i wish i waited.
things have gotten worse since we last spoke is hard to explain. its the most pathetic, entrancing, and unforeseen story i have ever read. i sincerely hope someone has read this and recommends me something even more insane because ive been chasing this high ever since i read it.
the story is told over a length chatlogs shared between two women (more points for lesbians). i dont want to say much because half of the thrill of this book is discovering whats really behind those fucking emails but its a basically psychological thriller romance. dark psychological thriller romance with body horror elements but thats all im telling.
my favorite sentence ever is in from book. what have you done today to deserve your eyes? i think about it once a day. its my bio for like everything.
seriously, read this if your into the macabre. especially gay body horror stuff.
