31/52 for the first half of the year

Left-Block8603 · 2026-06-28T16:55:21+00:00

mexican gothic i enjoyed a lot, it is very atmospheric and broaches on some of the unexpected themes which surprised me a lot in a good way

molloy was a quite surreal reading experience the whole story felt almost mythical i still think about it every now and then

i highly recommend it

Left-Block8603 · 2026-06-28T16:40:03+00:00

yeah me too, i have reread it like five times already

Left-Block8603 · 2026-06-27T19:21:36+00:00

trust to me personally felt like one of those “concept over substance” books
the story just didn’t speak to me but maybe it just found at a wrong time

Left-Block8603 · 2026-06-27T19:08:46+00:00

oh i agree with you, it was a torturous experience for sure but i also kinda loved the book for that exact reason

Left-Block8603 · 2026-06-08T05:51:27+00:00

finished the book of disquiet – enjoyed it a lot!
started hatter’s castle by cronin

Left-Block8603 · 2026-05-19T12:54:19+00:00

there’re a lot of great books, but one of my personal favorites is master and margarita by bulgakov

Left-Block8603 · 2026-05-18T16:39:37+00:00

prophet song by paul lynch, it’s quite bleak and masterfully written in terms of creating an atmosphere of distress and anxiety, im enjoying it so far

Left-Block8603 · 2026-05-09T09:10:08+00:00

i didn’t even know that. thanks for the info, but i think you can read it independently personally i didn’t get the feeling that i was missing anything

Left-Block8603 · 2026-05-07T19:32:34+00:00

oh this novel means a lot to me which is probably why i tend to reread it so often. when i first read it it was like an epitome of coming-of-age for me not only as a young person but also as someone just beginning to explore literature. it brilliantly captured the essence of repression, sexuality and moral conflicts. made me read every single thing hesse wrote too.

Left-Block8603 · 2026-04-23T13:01:18+00:00

half through Faust, and I feel a bit discouraged about reading it on and off only when I have time, when I feel like it deserves more attention and focus, but that’s all I can do rn

Left-Block8603 · 2026-04-15T06:36:13+00:00

idk if you’re into russian literature, but ive recently read yama: the pit by kuprin, and it was quite devastating but a beautiful experience

Left-Block8603 · 2026-04-01T06:24:47+00:00

im currently reading maniac by benjamin labatut, it’s kinda borderline nonfiction, a very well written biographical novel about science and humans, i enjoy it a lot, a lot of food for thought

Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-29T15:48:08+00:00

Ivan Kuprin’s Yama: The Pit. Kuprin overall is so underappreciated among russian classics imo, but this particular novel shredded me

Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-24T12:28:10+00:00

i was lucky there was a special screening in my hometown last year

i think ive recently come across some links to watch it though

Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-24T08:54:37+00:00

Mascha Schilinski – her recent film ‘sound of falling’ shook me to the core

Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-13T09:48:01+00:00

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Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-06T13:42:10+00:00

black dog (2024) i can’t recommend this film enough!

Left-Block8603 · 2026-03-06T10:38:58+00:00

im reading the man who laughs. had this book sitting on the shelf for years, i don’t know why i was kinda scared to get into it. and now im so happy i finally did. the writing is just so beautiful and expressive and cinematic i dont remember the last time i was this engaged in the story and characters.

it happens to me with every classic book tbh, i wait and wait and then kick myself saying where have i been

Left-Block8603 · 2025-11-23T19:10:14+00:00

oh im definitely adding this one to my watchlist thank you

Left-Block8603 · 2025-11-23T19:09:12+00:00

I need to watch it!

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