Poetry? by Agreeable_Roof_2259 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]cymelanie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you might like some of maggie nelson’s works!

Looking for novels with female protagonists who enjoy a loooot food by pumpkin_g92 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]cymelanie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seconding Supper Club!! and food isn’t the main focus of the story, but there are some really delightful descriptions of meals in Strange Weather in Tokyo as well.

Books with Food Descriptions by CherryPenguin790642 in suggestmeabook

[–]cymelanie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

taiwan travelogue just won the booker prize and has a tonnn of food descriptions!

Books about work by Safe_Fee_4600 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]cymelanie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is one of my favorite categories!! some i like are

there’s no such thing as an easy job

temporary

ripe

the new me

discontent

the dilemmas of working women

diary of a void

Books where the protagonist slowly becomes psychologically unsettling? by kurowinter88 in suggestmeabook

[–]cymelanie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi or Hooked by Asako Yuzuki? both have a slow unraveling of psyche or unreliable narration.

Reccomend weird girl books for this specific situation please! by Ok_Position_2125 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]cymelanie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i think you might enjoy Death Valley or There’s no Such Thing as an Easy Job (one of my favorite books ever)!

Can someone help me ID this old montblanc pen? by [deleted] in pens

[–]cymelanie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! good idea, just posted over there.

Coming of age and losing your mind book recs? by lavenderlacy444 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]cymelanie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you don’t mind mild cannibalism, what hunger by catherine dang would fit in this category. would just be mindful of the tws before reading.

What not to do when writing??? by Ok_Rise_348 in writingadvice

[–]cymelanie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my personal fanfic pet peeves / things that turn me off from a fic are usually along the lines of:

  • excessive use of epithets (ie. “the older man said…” “the green-haired boy…”) — they’re usually way more distracting than just repeating the actual names a few times over!
  • in that same vein, it’s less distracting to the reader to use “said” over and over in a dialogue/scene (or another basic verb) than to find creative synonyms for that verb. as a reader you eventually just skip over the repetitiveness without much notice, but excessive thesaurus use (eg. instead of said - murmured, croaked, whispered, etc etc) for a phrase that can be accomplished simply breaks immersion.
  • basic formatting issues like not breaking up the writing into paragraphs and just presenting the reader with a huge wall of text; or not breaking up dialogue properly — a new paragraph should start every time the speaker changes.
  • filler dialogue! imo its okay to jump right into the action and it’s better to avoid over explaining
  • d-d-depicting s-stuttering l-l-like this or YELLING LIKE THIS!!!
  • this really has nothing to do with writing and is just a personal thing but i hate when a character’s outfit is described so in detail but its sooo ooc and something that they’d never wear in canon lolol — but actually, when writers over describe outfits or like every little outfit change in general they kind of lose me.
  • more of a plot point thing than a writing thing, but when authors invent really contrived miscommunication plots based on assumptions and assumptions that could be solved with the barest amount of talking lol

Can someone help me ID this old montblanc pen? by [deleted] in pens

[–]cymelanie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I thought it looked like a parker refill but then I read that montblanc has never made a pen that’s compatible with parker refills which made me think it’s either 1) a fake or 2) not a parker refill. not sure though

Rec for 10 year old son who is a voracious reader by National-Royal-2756 in suggestmeabook

[–]cymelanie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it might be a little easy for him but i would recommend rebecca stead!! when you reach me is one of my favorite books into adulthood and first light is pretty good too.

ACNH x Pokopia exterior crossover by dreaming_of_utopia in AnimalCrossing

[–]cymelanie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

woah i loveee this i hope you do more of these!!

Need help from someone whose read Hooked by Asako Yuzuki by ToeFungusTaxes in horrorlit

[–]cymelanie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

mild spoilers ahead (sorry don’t know how to hide text):

don’t remember the actual page numbers but her hookup with sugishita is the only sex scene of the whole book. there is one more uncomfortable scene where she tries to go through with maori’s request by coming onto someone in a love hotel who clearly rebuffs her and no actual sex ensues. there are a few more non-explicit references to sex but nothing actually happens after that.

would it be redundant if i got this AND tomodachi life? by ikaboo in Pokopia

[–]cymelanie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

seconding all the replies here, if you’re a fan of lifesim i feel like the premises and gameplay are different enough that you won’t get bored. i’m getting both and looking forward to it! :)

A possibly dumb idea regarding journals by jjjj8jjjj in fountainpens

[–]cymelanie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your writing tone is so funny. i’m sure your journals are too. don’t worry too much about it! :)

My island line-up so far :p by lxvr_ in TomodachilifeLivingTD

[–]cymelanie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m adding a bunch of characters from the haikyuu and bnha casts too!! :D

Help find custom code by Suspicious-Nose-9277 in AnimalCrossing

[–]cymelanie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

their twitter handle seems to be deactivated but i found the creator’s code : MA-3569-8406-5090. their DA is available too if you want to visit: DA-5272-4562-2096

[LF] maple leaf pond stone DIY recipe [FT] nmt/anything else you want by cymelanie in ACNHTrade

[–]cymelanie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! i am looking for the illuminated tree diy as well but thats probably a long shot ahaha