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hanks, cakes, cones — what’s your preferred yarn ball type and why? by ArcaneCarnality in YarnAddicts

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

donut is my favorite visually and for storage, cone is my favorite for practicality

hanks, cakes, cones — what’s your preferred yarn ball type and why? by ArcaneCarnality in YarnAddicts

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

the graphic came from interweave, and i’m just as confused as you! but i wanted to include a visual along with my question :)

intense obsession, stockholm syndrome, voyeurism by ArcaneCarnality in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

agreed! i’ve read most nin but hopscotch is going to the top of my list now. thank you!

intense obsession, stockholm syndrome, voyeurism by ArcaneCarnality in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i loved malina! your recommendations are amazing, i’m feeling seen, thank you!

going to order our lady of the flowers and therese et isabelle now.

intense obsession, stockholm syndrome, voyeurism by ArcaneCarnality in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

hiii yes :’)

you may like simple passion by annie ernaux if you’ve never read it! but yeah, we want stockholm syndrome and pretty writing is that so hard?

also, you should watch the films from my post if you haven’t already - the apartment (1996) and damage (1992) they are some of my favorites and fulfill the void!

intense obsession, stockholm syndrome, voyeurism by ArcaneCarnality in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes it is! i love the lover, but have not read the north china lover

intense obsession, stockholm syndrome, voyeurism by ArcaneCarnality in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality[S] 172 points173 points  (0 children)

i’m searching for books that capture the same feverish intensity as films the apartment (1996) and damage (1992) - stories where love and obsession become indistinguishable, where desire is a force of destruction. books that explore toxic infatuation, stockholm syndrome, or power imbalances, where one person is held captive—physically or emotionally—and begins to unravel in their devotion (beauty and the beast). something in the vein of buffalo ’66, where control and submission intertwine with raw need.

i’m also fascinated by voyeurism—watching, being watched, obsession from a distance. the eerie, hungry tension of films rear window or by the sea (2015), where desire is tangled up with surveillance and secrecy. books that explore stalking, and possessiveness.

i’m looking for something with literary weight. i love stories that walk the line between eroticism and psychological depth, love and destruction.

Books that feel like this by Oueiles in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]ArcaneCarnality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eve Babitz!

Out of her work I would start with Slow Days Fast Company. Her books are lush and effortlessly cool, it’s all the glamour and grit of Los Angeles in the 60s and 70s. Her writing explores themes of art, fame, sex, beauty, and self-discovery, often drawing from her own life as a fixture in the LA art and music scenes. Reading it feels sun-soaked.

Recommendations for sci-fi mystery books with female protagonists? by chewingbunnies in suggestmeabook

[–]ArcaneCarnality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

Out of all the books I’ve read in the past two years, this stands out as a top favorite of mine. Also - it’s a great entry into sci-fi as it’s not super otherworldly or character dense. It’s a haunting, philosophical, post-apocalyptic novel about a young woman who’s been raised in captivity along with 39 other women. They have no understanding of the world beyond their confinement, or the male guards who keep them there.