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Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception: A Novel | Ling Ling Huang
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What if you could enter the mind of the person you love the most? Enka meets Mathilde in art school and is instantly drawn to her. Mathilde makes art that feels truly original, and Enkatrying hard to prove herself in this fiercely competitive worldpours everything into their friendship. But when Mathildes fame and success cause her to begin drifting away, Enka becomes desperate to keep her close. Enter SCAFFOLD. Purported to enhance empathy, this cutting-edge technology could allow Enka to inhabit Mathildes mind and access her memories, artistic inspirations, and deep-seated trauma. Undergoing this procedure would link Enka and Mathilde forever. But at what cost? Blisteringly smart, thought-provoking, and shocking, Immaculate Conception offers us a portrait of close friendshipachingly tender and twistedthat captures the tenuous line between love and possession that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.
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Hooked_on_books
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Mehso-so

I found this book half baked. There are so many things it touches on that I can‘t quite say what it‘s trying to explore. I really wish her editor had pushed her more, since I feel like there‘s a lot of potential here.

BarbaraBB That‘s disappointing, I know @Megabooks loved it! 2w
Megabooks 🤷🏻‍♀️ as B said, I really loved this one. 2w
Hooked_on_books @Megabooks That‘s great that you loved it! 2w
Megabooks I get your critique. It probably would‘ve been even better pushed a bit harder, but I didn‘t mind that the author left me to answer my own questions. 2w
Hooked_on_books @Megabooks For me, I felt like the first half of the book was too surface, taking too long to set the stage of the relationship between these two women. And I felt like once they met up in their minds, it would have been amazing if Mathilde took over Erika‘s mind, since the framework was all there for that to happen. It would have pushed those themes of who is the real creator, who does art belong to, and what does collaboration really mean. 2w
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My Aardvark box picks!

I am trying to curb my book buying I read Jane O. last month and absolutely loved it, so want to hold onto a copy. I really enjoyed Natural Beauty so hoping the tagged has the same vibe and great writing.

I put 3 others on hold at the library -
When the Tides Held the Moon
Julie Chan Is Dead
The Pretender