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Interest obviously piqued due to the exciting news about the Jane Schoenbrun adaptation! Really quite horrible so far and reminiscent of Junji Ito.

It takes a certain kind of insanity to come up with the lines ‘I had nothing near finished; but something made me stop. His eyes were on me, I almost swallowed my heart. I said, I will love you forever, thought what my tongue said was, ‘Is that in your book, my lord?’ As always, Mary Renault defies what I deem to be permissible. I adore her writing beyond measure.

It is somehow still going

4.21/5 my GOD this better be Pulitzer winning stuff strap in folks

It’s the little things, e.g the big smile on the guy’s face in Gosh Comics when I asked for “Ram V the cooking one please”

Guys I love him. Dylan Thomas… the next ‘DT’ in my life next to David Tennant. His early stuff is so hallucinatory and frightening. Jeeesus

Prob first person in a while to bring this to Milton Keynes. Taking my time but would die for Titus, cheers x

Love this more than I’ve ever loved anybody goodbye

Get me in a TARDIS or something immediately so I can go back in time and give Mervyn Peake the best shag of his life

Starting Gormenghast evokes the same feeling in me as what I get when I’m running down the tube escalator on my way to the cinema after work. Total reckless euphoria. I waited, desperately, a whole MONTH+ to start this when I knew I would need it and I need this now as that 2009 Lady Antebellum single goes. My WoB copy is fucking disgusting and looks like a dog chew up the cover. Can’t wait.

Eliza, if you’re reading this, I am drunk. I am at Bethnal Green out of breath because I ran from The Dolphin to catch the train. Eliza, if you’re reading this, it is 1.38am and I used this book to save my spot at a lesbian bar in Hackney. Eliza, if you’re reading this, I showed all my friends the pizza you drew. Eliza, if you’re reading this, I’m reading your book on the tube and the world is spinning

Wah. To both the book and to my eyes because I haven’t moved in 4 hours

Experiencing the opposite of FOMO as I read this. Sounds like a nightmare. Sucks to be them

Omg it’s Saltburn

“I am Fuchsia. I must always be.” 😭

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Blimey there’s a lot of plot

Every time a character successfully comes out as bisexual to their parents in a piece of media, I personally heal and a butterfly gains its wings and a teenager passes their exam and someone’s crush finally texts them back and and and

Pansexual werewolf action by page 220. This is both my request and prediction. Come on TJ!

Mmm have unfortunately been quite sick over the festive season… now ignoring everything to read the 500+ page gay werewolf novel

“I am permitted to be your friend but not to be in love. I am a monk.” ??????!!!!!!

No greater joy than reading on the tube back from a party when you’re slightly buzzed. Page 18 and I’m already googling “hermann hesse gay?”

Sorry Proust I’m working 12 hour days rn let’s circle back next week

I had this with Ditlevsen’s Copenhagen trilogy where I knew from the first page that what I was reading would have a profound impact on my life. The heart gets a bit quiet, as if it is saving up energy to prepare for a transformation. I have that feeling again!

Oh what the hell, let’s read it again

I’ve only just started but this is already *so* bad that I had to check I was reading the right book. Surely it’s not going to be this poorly written for the next 400 pages

Re-read!! ❤️