Fourth Post!

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Post about fandom! Or whatever! Whether it's a rave about some obscure series, or an essay dissecting every last reason why some internet-famous author should rethink their career, someone will probably read it at some point! We also just chat about life.

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Re: BOOKS

[(Anonymous)]

Reading The Mermaid of Black Conch (Monique Roffey). Never read anything of hers before. The premise is interesting enough, but the writing is annoying me; v repetitive, to the point it feels like the author forgot what she wrote on the page before. And eg: when she's trying to create a feeling that some people have wronged nature in a supernatural kinda way, she just says that, over and over. The situation should be moving but it's written in a way that doesn't cause much feeling. So I feel pretty distant fr it so far. There was an odd bit that implied black people never get sunburn or heatsroke (not true). The dedication also used the word "womxn" which has gotta be a yellow flag at least. Still, it's something different, and not too long. Will see how it goes.

Re: BOOKS

[(Anonymous)]

Okay so far, bit sappy, cartoon villains, still curious to see how it goes.

Re: BOOKS

[(Anonymous)]

Finished. There are some good points (I like the design of the mermaid, especially where it's mentioned that she has tiny crabs and other sea creatures living in her nose and ears), but I'm still mentally subtitling this book "Internalised Misogyny: The Novel". The whole thing is premised on "women are super mean" and I'm like "wut?". There's also some terrible writing around sex. The sex scenes themselves are meh, but some of the scenes where people *want* to fuck are just ???? A mermaid longs, with all her heart, to see a dick and give blowjobs. Cannot relate.