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I Have Seen the Nipple on Your Soul

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

February 5, 2022 by Ellesfena 16 Comments

You know those workdays where you get a lot done in the morning, and you think to yourself, “I’ve done enough, I think I can take it easy this afternoon”? Well, consider that my attitude for the rest of 2022, as my greatest achievement of the year is behind me: I finished this damn book. I’ve wanted to read Haruki Murakami for a long time, and I was so intrigued by the premise of this book: A woman, Aomame, begins to discover subtle differences between […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #bad fiction, 1Q84, breasting boobily, don't read this, haruki murakami

Ellesfena's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #bad fiction, 1Q84, breasting boobily, don't read this, haruki murakami ·
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For the love of all the things, correctly labelling genre and providing content warnings matters.

Always, in December by Emily Stone

January 15, 2022 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

I don’t normally suggest reviewing a book while angry at it, but here we are. I should probably wait to further reflect on why I’m feeling this way. But. But I have already angrily thrown it into the return slot at the library and after four hours of being annoyed, and having it come right back to front of mind the moment I was done watching the finale of the Station Eleven adaptation I have decided to try to purge my anger into digital ink […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Always in December, angry review, cancer, communication fails, Death, don't read this, Emily Stone, faintingviolet, fat phobia, grief, needed content warnings, not romance, overwritten

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Always in December, angry review, cancer, communication fails, Death, don't read this, Emily Stone, faintingviolet, fat phobia, grief, needed content warnings, not romance, overwritten ·
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