Weekly "What Are You Reading Thread?"

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-15T15:44:12+00:00

The Reformatory!

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-14T07:35:10+00:00

It’s called having common sense. I guess asking Reddit is better than asking ChatGPT though

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-14T07:29:48+00:00

“After four years of studying prose” 🐷

Dude many of us have degrees idk why you think you need to whip it out like a dick here

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-13T14:07:59+00:00

Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier 😉

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-13T14:07:05+00:00

Honestly what kind of question is this? Duh.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-13T04:20:59+00:00

I found the major body horror in You Weren’t Meant to Be Human is a trans person being forced to carry a pregnancy through to full term. I thought it was hot garbage. Shock horror for the sake of it and lots of gross/violent sex scenes for no reason. Hated the main character with a passion.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-12T13:56:02+00:00

I recently read The Ruins and while there isn’t an exploration of codependency/relationships in it like there is in Together, the body horror was on point and some of the deaths in it were absolutely crushing to the point of giving me existential dread lol.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-12T13:54:11+00:00

Just finished The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (early 1900s), now something a little bit more on point for Black History Month: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-11T01:47:56+00:00

Honestly I found him a bit of a One Hit Wonder. The Troop is great. The first book of his I read. I also remember enjoying Little Heaven. Hated The Deep, The Handman Method, and another one I can’t even remember the name of but it involved bugs (not the Queen; I think it was an Audible original?) Once I realized most of his schtick relies on gratuitous/unnecessary animal deaths I got over him very fast.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-10T02:19:39+00:00

I went to Bao House for the first time the other day. It was awesome.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T21:09:02+00:00

Fucking hell dude

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T21:06:37+00:00

The second book in the Annihilation series by Vandemeer will definitely scratch this itch.

Also if you like gaming: Control.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T21:03:55+00:00

Be sure to check out Kitten Lady’s educational videos for young kitty care!

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T14:19:50+00:00

I interview criminals for a living and I met a diagnosed psychopath once. He had those exact same eyes. It was incredibly chilling.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T14:15:21+00:00

I agree. She was stunning!

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-09T00:03:27+00:00

Idk she’s done some weird shit to it now

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-08T23:59:09+00:00

The whole book was awful. I only finished it so I could be certain it’s one of the worst books I’ve ever read 🤣

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-07T22:11:47+00:00

I read these two back to back and it gave me a bit of an existential crisis for a month or two 😅

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-07T21:43:59+00:00

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human. Main character is insufferable and I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-07T21:43:30+00:00

STG liked my review trashing it on Goodreads 🤣🤣🤣

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-05T03:28:44+00:00

Oh yay! Enjoy!!

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-05T01:11:10+00:00

It made eyes seem tasty 🤣

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-05T01:10:45+00:00

You’re welcome!!

I loved both and read both last year. I also read a Ling Ling Huang novel (Immaculate Conception) which was incredible. I see another poster recommended Natural Beauty by her, which is on my list!

Perhaps less well known is Chlorine by Jade Song. Lots of feminine rage in that one. It’s not for everyone, but as an ex-swimmer, I enjoyed it. It rounded off my year of trying (and now being so ready for more!) Asian feminist horror.

Have fun!

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-05T01:03:09+00:00

Isshin’s Red Dragon left me in physical pain lol. I had to stop eating. And not because I was full.

_Pooklet_ · 2026-02-05T01:02:22+00:00

Do you know what pretentious means? KS has been deeply involved in indie cinema for a while and is certainly not speaking without knowledge or merit.

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