| BOOK | YEAR | NOTES |
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Closer
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2026 | Gross so very very gross and fundamentally, thats the point. A book has never made me gag or want to stop to take a shower so kudos to Cooper I guess? The passive tone of the cast is incredibly depressing and you can understand it because as you read the book, you have to at times just try your darn best to simply not think too hard about the horrible implications of whatever tidbit has just been dropped. I think this book is best viewed in conjunction to how it contrasts other transgressive works, it holds a realism that directly spits in the face of genres that proclaim an absolute end to suffering ('good for her' etc). There is no solid end to sordid violence, or a righteous act capable of overriding or cleansing whatever has been done, it remains filth upon filth. Things can get better, but with an inching pace that does little to placade anybody. Tough read! |
Cat's Cradle
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2026 | Vonnegut's stuff very much tickles me, his prose is very witty and lightly sarcastic and overall a pleasure to read. I'm such a sucker for war absurdism stuff and SF where awful things happen. Very very fun read. |
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Disgrace
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2026 | I have never and I tell you NEVER felt so much vitriol for a protagonist till I read this novel, probably because I've seen his specific brand of self righteousness through philosophisation... a remarkably depressing book. |
This is how you lose the time war
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2026 | Fun, easy and light read if you to dunk yourself in some SF yuri for a cozy evening. |
Structures : Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
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2025 | Incredibly unserious textbook... Fun maths tho! Pretty standard and solid read if you are intrested in engineering and/or architechture for a reason lol. |
The Communist Manifesto
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2025 | I read this on AO3, obvious must read, though maybe not through the same channels as me... (technically a re-read but its been a while shhhh). |
Weapons of Math Destruction
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2025 | Good analysis of statistical misuse and particularly, how use of proxy data such as credit scores is often poorly disguised discriminatory policy. The case studies were good but it dragged a bit long and I do wish the conclusion was a bit more fleshed out. |
In pursuit of the kingdom
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2025 | (Read in Spanish). Trying to learn a bit more theology and this book is a very intresting commentary on this division between a 'church of the rich' and a 'Church of the poor' and how Catholisism has neglected the principle of 'Gods preferential option for the poor'. Great background for learning about stuff like the Zapatista revolition as well! |
Conclave
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2025 | Adored the film so decided to read the book, very much an old people book 10/10. My favorite part is where Lomeli is mentioned to be bisexual and its never touched upon again. Peak yaoi. |
A Clockwork Orange
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2024 | My favorite book of all time, its linguistics are masterful and it has managed to burrow itself into my mind eternally, It practically demands analysis and I like that very much hehe. |
The Bell Jar
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2023 | Its a nice book and absolutely a must read, Sylvia Plath writes striking imagery. While it didn't particularly move me as much as others I think (probably my inclination for dramatic and weird stuff); It was a nice read an important glimpse to the past. |
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A Streetcar named desire
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2023 | Despite being forced to read this by school, I really liked the piece, lots of room for analysis, lovely reacurring symbolism and by god Tennesse Williams cannot write anything other then incredibly morally ambigious characters. |
Catch 22
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2023 | Definitely not an easy read, however incredibly rewarding. I'm an absolute sucker for absurdism, satire and non linear stories and these had them all ramped up to the top. This book felt like an experience and actively required so much on the readers end which I personally quite like. Deffo opened my eyes to all the manners one can play with stories. |
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Crime and Punishment
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2021 | I'd like to re read this some day since I read it quite young, I think this is Dovstovskys most clear piece focusing on the human psyche which unlike in his other novels, takes up almost the entirety of the focus in the book; helping depict Raskolnikovs descent into madness quite well! ALso the Napoleon complex was incredibly well depicted. (Thank you Dovstovsky for validating my tendency towards paragraph length sentences). |
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No Longer Human
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2020 | Guess why I read this chat... No but in all seriousness, I am so glad this book is more well known outside of Japan now, Its depiction of the alienation that comes with mental conditions is vivid and hard hitting, miserable but wonderful book. I do need to read this again though I read this way too young lol. |
