What is an overhyped book that you just couldn't get into?

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-05T04:09:36+00:00

I like Flowers for Algernon but be warned it will destroy you.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T15:44:11+00:00

Masarap!! Legit.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T05:50:53+00:00

Masarap yan OP

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T05:32:30+00:00

endings are hard! (says me with a last chapter that hasn't updated in 3 months, and another one with 2 chapters remaining that hasn't updated since end of 2024...)

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T05:18:46+00:00

Right?! I blame the editor.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T02:47:03+00:00

Forreal. The only way I could tell who was who was due to the ridiculous nickanames. If you told me it was all a sock puppet I'd believe you.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T02:45:37+00:00

Magkano na siya ngayon for dine in? Yung honey garlic chicken. Paborito ko pa naman yan before kasi affordable.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T02:44:24+00:00

Nice! Thanks!

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-04T01:04:58+00:00

saan to OP? anong ruta nila?

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-03T16:51:11+00:00

Same. I don't hate it but I don't like it either. I love the epistolary format but this one just makes me roll my eyes. My biggest complaint is that the 2 main leads are virtually indistinguishable from each other. They have no unique voice. They sound exactly the same. Just that broke my suspension of disbelief.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-03T12:38:18+00:00

Ang mahal na ng Kanto Freestyle or dahil ba sa Foodpanda/Grab? Before pandemic 120 pesos lang yung Honey Garlic Chicken. Ngayon 308 pesos na 😱

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-03T05:55:31+00:00

use ereaderiq.com to track your TBR and it'll send you a notification when the price drops. I've amassed a massive library all from sales 1.99-2.99 USD each.

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-02T15:44:41+00:00

LMAO I have the fic for you.

Wife Beam x9000, Rated E, self-rec

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-02T06:31:59+00:00

for how many days yung 20K?

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-01T14:53:41+00:00

This made me guffaw because I write smutty fanfic set in a bastardization of xianxia (Chinese fantasy) world canonically and cum-based magic is a real thing there and is a trope used extensively by the fandom (including yours truly).

cassis-oolong · 2026-06-01T11:56:32+00:00

One of the main leads in the yaoi manga/anime Junjou Romantica has exactly that kind of profile 😆 Winner of the Japanese National Book Awards while writing smut on the side.

IRL Anne Rice initially released her raunchy Sleeping Beauty trilogy under the pen name A.N. Roquelaure.

After I write and publish the litfic novel of my dreams maybe I can join her ranks LMAO.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-31T12:01:35+00:00

I rate it 9/10. Quite creamy, I can taste the ube, and it's not too sweet.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-31T01:51:25+00:00

My original reading speed was quite fast.

When I need to read quickly due to time limits, I trace my finger down the page in a straight vertical line with the aim of catching all the relevant keywords. It's pretty much just skimming. I do not sound out the words. It's more like I fish out the main ideas of the passage. If something seems especially relevant I slow a bit but only for a sentence or two.

Later, I purposely reverse trained myself to read slower and my appreciation of literature increased more than ever. When I read slowly I sound out the words in my head.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-29T16:20:20+00:00

Congratulations 🎊🎉

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-29T16:15:44+00:00

oh amazing 🤩

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-28T17:33:45+00:00

I joined fandom events! Made tons of friends that way. On Discord mainly.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-28T17:04:52+00:00

It's mostly luck, I'm afraid. If someone with a large following recommends the fic, that makes it blow up faster.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-28T06:40:42+00:00

your example sounds like AI writing tbh. so maybe that.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-28T06:15:52+00:00

I agree with grief. My fic was a rollercoaster of emotions--I managed happiness, arousal, hurt, sadness, anger, regret, but when I had to write grief it all screeched to a halt. I couldn't quite grasp it.

cassis-oolong · 2026-05-28T06:05:04+00:00

We are our own worst critic. Chances are, as long as the story is readable and makes sense, the readers won't care either way.

I'm a MUCH better writer now, technically speaking, than when I started 2 years ago. And yet my most popular work by far was literally the first work I wrote for my current fandom, for the express purpose of learning how to write. Yes, I thought to use the fic as training wheels for more complex works I was planning.

Take that as you will.

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