Master & Margarita is HARD. I felt like I had to finish too but also had absolutely no idea what was going on most of the time. So unbelievably confusing
Honestly low key crime and punishment last month. I loved parts but I skimmed so many because it was LONG and a bit of a drag. If I didn’t write the newsletter (and felt some sort of obligation) I think I might have dnf’d.
The way i RAN to your November post to see your full review -- C&P is one that has loomed on my list forever and, just like you, i am a little scared of it 😅 Sounds like our boy Dostoevsky may have benefited from a ruthless editor.....
Never read it but I’ve seen the 2020 Anya Taylor joy adaptation like 40 times now. It got me through lots of midterms. Apparently her nose bleed was real.
been waiting for this one !! hate to say it but I could not get into Carmilla despite loving lesbian subtext especially in horror :/ for some reason my brain does not like vampires in books and especially when it’s written like a classic
Upon thinking about it more I think the simple fact of reading Stephanie Meyer as an adolescent has me permanently seeing vampires as this corny, lusty, and semi-unappealing trope. Would love to be proven wrong, but I'm very unlikely to pick up a vamp book without a trusted recommendation.
yes! I never read twilight but I do think that specific trope is kind of burned into pop culture. something about vampires just does not appeal to me at all, even if we’re talking pre-bad vampire trope
I should have given the fuck up on “Master & Margarita” but finished by sheer duty alone.
“The Devil all the Time” is actually one of my favorite book to film remakes, if you’ll believe that from my Brontë loving ass.
Daaamn I hate to hear that about "Master & Margarita," been on my list for a minute -- were you proud or pissed off by the time you were done?
A little bit of both honestly. But maybe I’m a better person for having read it.
Master & Margarita is HARD. I felt like I had to finish too but also had absolutely no idea what was going on most of the time. So unbelievably confusing
Wuthering heights was too dreary for me, despite my affinity for drear and the excellent Kate Bush song it inspired
!!! I def gave up on Wuthering heights in high school. Would like to give it another shot eventually, but I'm not rushing to it LOL
Honestly low key crime and punishment last month. I loved parts but I skimmed so many because it was LONG and a bit of a drag. If I didn’t write the newsletter (and felt some sort of obligation) I think I might have dnf’d.
The way i RAN to your November post to see your full review -- C&P is one that has loomed on my list forever and, just like you, i am a little scared of it 😅 Sounds like our boy Dostoevsky may have benefited from a ruthless editor.....
Never read it but I’ve seen the 2020 Anya Taylor joy adaptation like 40 times now. It got me through lots of midterms. Apparently her nose bleed was real.
been waiting for this one !! hate to say it but I could not get into Carmilla despite loving lesbian subtext especially in horror :/ for some reason my brain does not like vampires in books and especially when it’s written like a classic
Okay I subconsciously avoid vampire lit too!!
Upon thinking about it more I think the simple fact of reading Stephanie Meyer as an adolescent has me permanently seeing vampires as this corny, lusty, and semi-unappealing trope. Would love to be proven wrong, but I'm very unlikely to pick up a vamp book without a trusted recommendation.
yes! I never read twilight but I do think that specific trope is kind of burned into pop culture. something about vampires just does not appeal to me at all, even if we’re talking pre-bad vampire trope
still reading but chiming in to confess it’s true, I can’t drive