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khooliha

Joined September 2016

Gonna get crushed by a tbr pile. They/Them
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Just Our Luck by Denise Williams
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Just Our Luck | Denise Williams

It is WILD to be reading a modern contemporary where one of the leads clearly has undiagnosed ADHD and, at 40%, no one has even brought up that this is a possibility. They're all just mean to her instead!

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There are 2 malevolent Jasons in this book #ThatsComicsBaby

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Exit to Eden | Anne Rice
Mehso-so

Sometimes this book got at what it was reaching for, and sometimes it was clouded by 80s conceptions and language, and sometimes it sank like a stone under the exoticising racism and transphobia of something written by a rich white lady from New Orleans. A roller coaster, to be sure.

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Exit to Eden | Anne Rice

I will say this about this weirdly constructed book - the vacation interlude sure makes me want to take a rich fuck vacation, a thing that I will -never- be able to do

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Just Our Luck | Denise Williams

The male performance on this book (playing at 1.3× speed) sounds like me half-assing my Rod Serling impression

khooliha My Rod Serling impression courtesy of: the Tower of Terror 4d
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Fascinating to get to the modern era in this book, because it makes me wonder which of these movies will endure the way ones from previous decades have. Like, I don't think a second edition of this book in 30 years would have The Conjuring in it (the way it didn't bother with, say, Friday the 13th) (no offense to either series) (okay, some offense to Friday the 13th)

khooliha There are only five movies in the book I haven't seen, and four of them are from this modern era. (Also, I tried to watch Blair Witch and was actually defeated by the shakey cam, alas) 6d
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Weird sideswipe at Re-Animator and Evil Dead in the discussion of 28 Days Later?? (Also, I don't think either of those are zombie movies, but I am admittedly persnickity about those 2 movies, my beloveds)

Billypar That's uncalled for, lol. I have seen Re-Animator only once in my life, but routinely talk about it in favorite horror movie conversations. I need to do a rewatch this Halloween season. 1w
khooliha @Billypar If you do, have fun! It's one of my absolute faves. 7d
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Gotta say, I have never considered that Leatherface has 2 faces - I have always assumed that he just isn't great at applying makeup for dinner!

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I'm listening to this not as a titular weenie, but as someone who watches A Lot of horror; so, not to be a jerk, but Psycho doesn't -really- come up much in the discussion of proto-slashers. It's going to be an interesting listen!

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Love Triangle | Sylvia Morrow
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What kind of man, indeed!!!! (I love books)

wildwoodreads I have questions 😂 2w
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Love and Other Conspiracies | Mallory Marlowe

Listen, not every book needs to be as big a pervert as I am, but this sex scene (which avoided both directly referring to, or even alluding to, genitals) was real... weird.

willaful I started reading romance in the era of throbbing manhoods so I actually appreciated authors who did that. 😂 2w
khooliha @willaful yeah, some classic historical florid prose wouldn't fit the book, though it would have been very funny 2w
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I'm seeing the next book is about Vasic, but how can that be, when he and Aden are already married??? (What I would give for queerness and transness here in the cishet mines.)

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Gotta saw, when Kaleb got his first name and I got the feeling he'd be a lead someday, I was kinda doubtful. It speaks to the strength of the series that by the time I got here I could understand it, and the strength of this book that it totally works. Less sure about the series' preoccupation with the romantic feelings of teenage girls towards adult men, but you win some and you lose some.

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Kaleb Krycheck wearing -cargo pants- is a hilarious image to me

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If Kaleb doesn't enjoy the taste of food by the end of the book, I may throw it. Only the most important issues!

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The Scar | China Miville

My Scar reading has sped up, because it's going well so far. Here's 2 things I've thought about this morning:
1) this book could pull the exact same twist that Perdido Street Station did, with Tanner. Please don't, book.
2) hearing about the different lands makes me think very strongly of the Wayward Children series

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Dr. Bloodmoney | Philip K. Dick

I have made it to the bombs dropping segment and I gotta say, I don't love reading it right now! It kinda makes me feel sick!!

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Panpan

It's a novella, so any amount of discussion of how human beings are biologically incapable of interacting with vampires without becoming hateful is going to tip the mix. And it comes up A Lot! What do you call it when your chosen family tries to kill you? I don't know, but I am not a fan.

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The Scar | China Miville

I read Perdido Street Station 9 years ago, and I found a reveal in it so off-putting that I have read any Miéville since. However, I want to try listening to a podcast (shocking!) and their first topic is The Scar, so, with trepidation, I'm reading it. Slowly.

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Pluralities | Avi Silver
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A short, gorgeous book. So many nonbinary feelings! So good to know that what I feel, I don't feel alone!

Michael_Gee 💛🤍💜🖤 4mo
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Ratatouille | Victoria Saxon
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Sometimes you try to investigate a new shared author series, and you see a book up for pre-order, and it's a polyamorous riff on Ratatouille (don't worry, the rat appears to be a man transformed into a rat by a military experiment), and you think to yourself 'Books are incredible.'
(Book by G. M. Fairy)

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The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton
Bailedbailed

Got further in this than I have in awhile, but I still cannot engage with trad pub single POV. I'll keep testing it periodically! Sorry, perfectly nice book!

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When the mating bond never hit, I couldn't believe it! Good for you, book!

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Every time Amara gets mentioned, I'm pumping my fist and chanting Amara! Amara! Love that bad vibes lady.

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Kaleb out here, hanging out on the actual edge of a cliff, the world's biggest drama queen

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Last Days | Adam Nevill
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Almost made a so-so before that wild ass reveal that brings in some transphobia without seemingly understanding that trans people are real. The man needs and editor BADLY

BookmarkTavern Blegh! At least you‘re done! 5mo
khooliha @BookmarkTavern the things we read for book clubs we love 5mo
BookmarkTavern True! Although the books I‘ve really hated have also turned into the most interesting and funny discussions! My book club had a book a few years ago that we all hated so much we all ranted for over four hours about it. 😂😂 5mo
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Inn at Last Chance | Hope Ramsay
Bailedbailed

I decided to experiment with the sort of romance novel I think of as a "porch book" aka a book with a porch on the cover, and I really tried, but so much of it is just repelling me like a magnet - this, I think, is what I expected romance novels to be when I decided (as a teen) that I wouldn't be reading them.

willaful I'm a huge romance fan and not a fan of “porch books“ at all. It's a very large genre with a lot of variety, just FYI. 😁 5mo
khooliha @willaful oh, I read tons of romance novels now, deeply ensconced in my 30s! But never tried one of this stripe - I can't rightly draw a conclusion about porch books based off of getting 2/3rds through a single one, but I don't think I'll be going back. Sorry, porches! 5mo
willaful Ah, you don't need to be converted. 😂 5mo
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Last Days | Adam Nevill
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The horrifying reveal that's supposed to be that the evil lady put her soul inside a child is rendered, by the framing details, a horrifying reveal that the villain of this book is queer and trans, and both of those things are explicitly tied to his evil, as they're ways he has manipulated people to maintain power.

Does this author think through ANYTHING he writes?????

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Last Days | Adam Nevill

Wait, at nearly 60% this book is deciding to propose that social media is like cults from the 70s, specifically the cult that has 100% already caused supernatural shit to happen?? This is only my second Nevill book, but I don't think he's great at writing characters getting upset, because it's always about the wrong thing.

khooliha I'm sorry you don't like reality TV! But the weird dog humans are trying to break into your house already and you are very aware of that!! 5mo
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Notes from a Regicide | Isaac Fellman
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khooliha Certainly too small to read here, alas 5mo
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Inn at Last Chance | Hope Ramsay

Picked this up from Hoopla because I saw one of the leads described as a "horror author", but this guy just dismissed the very idea of writing supernatural horror. I hope his ass gets haunted.

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Bailedbailed

I do not think this burgeoning subgenre is for me: too much cross over with "literary horror", too slow a burn. A single nightmare is the first 60 pages of a horror novel (while the rest is a basically straightforward family drama) just... isn't enough for me.

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Notes from a Regicide | Isaac Fellman
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A wonderful, wonderful book - structurally trickier than Dead Collections, but, to me, just as emotional. Hoping I get to read new Isaac Fellman books for a long, looooong time!

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Notes from a Regicide | Isaac Fellman

Got stressed out by my pile of books to read (can I go to 2 back to back horror book clubs, especially when one of the books I have to read I am dreading??), but as this evening reminded me, I also GET to read a new book by one of my favorites. Book good so far! I've already cried quite a bit!

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Notes from a Regicide | Isaac Fellman
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Hell of a first line!

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Victorian Psycho | Virginia Feito
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Boy, I wish I hadn't forced myself to finish this! Real no thank you hours!

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Bailedbailed

Writing just rubbing me the wrong way

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Some Like It Scot | Pepper Basham

Just saw this title on an upcoming book list and immediately had to see if there was any cross dressing involved and there doesn't appear to be?? And, while making this post, I see that there are a handful of books with this title and do any of them have cross dressing??? You are riding the title coat tails of one of the great comedies with no respect for tradition?!?!?!

BookmarkTavern Thank you for reminding me of a great movie. I‘m going to go dig out my DVD and watch it! 5mo
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Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan
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It's ALWAYS crying about siblings o'clock!!!!!

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A Canticle for Leibowitz | Walter M. Miller
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Got the reading together for the next Shelved by Genre unit! They're doing post apocalyptic fiction.

vivastory Dr Bloodmoney is one of the wildest books I've ever read. Jonathan Lethem wrote a sequel that's worth reading. 5mo
khooliha @vivastory Pretty sure it's going to be my first PKD and I'm excited! 5mo
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Long Live Evil | Sarah Rees Brennan

"When I'm fighting to live, I think to myself: what a story to tell my sister. I will be her favourite story. I will be the greatest story she ever heard."

It's crying-about-siblings o'clock in these parts

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Mona Lisa Overdrive | William Gibson

Meanwhile, if Sally Shears isn't Molly Millions I will eat my cyberspace deck and also be disappointed

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The first half of this book is a reread for me, but I feel compelled to say: Nate SUUUUUUUUCKS

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Fan Service | Rosie Danan
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Finished this one and yeah, I loved it! My favorite sort of werewolf narrative (where figuring it out is a big part of it), with a more thoughtful take on fandom than I was expecting, and two leads I loved. The emotional stakes/situation at the end was pretty perfect. Awoooooo

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Fan Service | Rosie Danan
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Confirmed!

julesG 🧐 6mo
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Fan Service | Rosie Danan

I am currently listening to this audiobook, because it turns out hoopla has it and I can't just take a day off to read the book like I want, but what that means is I cannot check if, indeed, Devin describes himself as taking a "big, slutty inhale" - dirtbag puppy indeed!

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Fan Service | Rosie Danan

oh my god, this book maybe takes place in Florida

khooliha I was already thrilled with a queer Floridian lead, but this werewolf has taken a trip to Florida 6mo
khooliha @willaful I haven't, but I've met that author! She lives near enough to our local indie bookstore that she does events there (and attends the romance book club, from time to time). I think ai have her previous book in my tbr. 6mo
willaful No wolves, but I really liked reading about a queer person in a red state. 6mo
khooliha @willaful as a queer Floridian myself, I am really enjoying how this book is making no bones about how plenty of us live in red states, and in areas of red states that are assumed to be devoid of us. 6mo
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Kiss of Snow | Nalini Singh

Let me meet these ocean changelings! Let me meet them right now! I hope one of you is some kind of star fish, one of the voracious predators, just to keep that changeling theme going!

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Fan Service | Rosie Danan
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When you gotta finish one wolf book to read a completely different wolf book

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Kiss of Snow | Nalini Singh

🚨I think some side characters might be gay in this book! Finally!!!🚨

khooliha Since these books are in the cishet mines, I don't really expect queers to ever be leads, but prove me wrong Psy-Changelings! 6mo
willaful I think she finally went there in the Archangel series? But it's been a long time since I've read Singh and I'm not sure. 6mo
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