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I am getting tired of reading books where women are just accessories to insipid men. Maybe I should try reading books by only women writers for a year.
I'm aware that this won't guarantee I will escape the atrocity of poor depiction of women in fiction, but I hope this might reduce the chances of encountering them.
Nov 17, 2025 07:08AM Add a comment

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Whenever I mark a book as 'currently reading' here, I jinx it. It takes ages to finish such a book. I should stick to updating and reviewing after I finish the book.
Nov 08, 2025 08:30PM Add a comment

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goodness I just saw a book review I'd given in 2015. I was unhinged.
Oct 28, 2025 09:06PM 4 comments

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Is there any way on this app to find people to interact with? about books, of course, or buddy read or rant about books.
Oct 26, 2025 08:42AM Add a comment

Veromika
Veromika is on page 41 of 223 of And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories
Woefully inadequate to admire the symbolism of 'The Nose', yet substantially situated to bask in its satire.
Oct 20, 2025 09:02AM Add a comment
And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories

Veromika
Veromika is on page 54 of 224 of A Nail, A Rose
In my limited reading experience, I love it when I come across an author who re-defines the art of storytelling and broadens the conventions of a protagonist.
Sep 18, 2025 09:16AM Add a comment
A Nail, A Rose

Veromika
Veromika is on page 233 of 261 of Woman Running in the Mountains
I have to investigate why reading about Takiko and Kambayashi getting together was disturbing as hell.
Sep 09, 2025 07:35AM Add a comment
Woman Running in the Mountains

Veromika
Veromika is on page 210 of 261 of Woman Running in the Mountains
I just cannot seem to get a read on Takiko. Her motives and feelings remain obscure.
Sep 09, 2025 04:25AM Add a comment
Woman Running in the Mountains

Veromika
Veromika is on page 380 of 448 of Emma
Oh he just casually dropped the 'If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more', as though that didn't just leave my soul in rapture.
Sep 03, 2025 07:00AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 268 of 448 of Emma
Emma is so hilarious with her 'little Henry shouldn't be slighted, I worry for his future, little Henry is in danger of being usurped'.
Sure, my lady, all your worries are for Henry. Sure.
Sep 02, 2025 11:43PM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 240 of 448 of Emma
If nothing else, at least Emma is damn entertaining.
Sep 02, 2025 11:07AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 168 of 448 of Emma
Emma is such a classist and gossip monger. Once again Austen proves to be a brilliant writer. Emma's sentiments are written satirically, with a natural censure and an assurance to the reader that almost says 'Don't you worry, Emma will learn her lesson.'
Sep 02, 2025 04:54AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 135 of 448 of Emma
I am in love with George Knightley
Sep 01, 2025 10:35AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 124 of 448 of Emma
Mr. Knightley is so funny and witty. I love his arguments with Emma.
I can't stop laughing.
Only a woman's imagination could conceive a man like him.
Sep 01, 2025 10:28AM Add a comment
Emma

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Encountering Saramago everywhere I go these days. Is this the sign to read him?
Sep 01, 2025 09:08AM Add a comment

Veromika
Veromika is on page 70 of 448 of Emma
Mr. Elton is so clearly in love with Emma and she's busy pawning him off to Harriet. This is hilarious.
I still don't know who the hero is. It's somehow managed to stay a mystery for me. My heart's set on George Knightley. Don't tell me it's Frank Churchill.
Sep 01, 2025 06:31AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 24 of 448 of Emma
Tell me I will end up liking Emma at some point in the story please.
Sep 01, 2025 02:50AM 4 comments
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 5 of 448 of Emma
Just realized that Clueless is based on Enma. Do I already know the story? I'm confused.
Aug 31, 2025 08:17AM Add a comment
Emma

Veromika
Veromika is on page 5 of 591 of The Golden Bowl
Oh okay. I see you Henry James, trying to get me to do mental gymnastics to decode every sentence.
The real question is whether my patience will endure this challenge.
Aug 31, 2025 06:13AM Add a comment
The Golden Bowl

Veromika
Veromika is on page 580 of 784 of No Name
The speed of this novel can only be called breakneck.
Aug 29, 2025 08:55AM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 460 of 784 of No Name
What in the name of soap opera is this book?
Don't get me wrong, I am thoroughly entertained, but there's no denying it reads like a soap opera script.
If I concentrate the right amount, I can even give the scenes my own bgm.
Aug 28, 2025 07:02PM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 440 of 784 of No Name
Captain Wragge and Mrs Lecount are incredibly well-matched. Reading about their moves of cunning makes one feel like they're watching a chess game. Brilliant!
Aug 27, 2025 08:41PM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 228 of 784 of No Name
I suppose writing about bigamy was all the rage in the Victorian Era.
First I read Jane Eyre this year and now this book. Please let me escape from this plot, marriage gods.
Aug 25, 2025 06:34PM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 200 of 784 of No Name
Why does Captain Wragge resemble Harold Skimpole?
Aug 24, 2025 11:28PM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 82 of 261 of Woman Running in the Mountains
The scorching summer heat and the bright sun as a metaphor for society's gaze is so well done.
Aug 21, 2025 06:53AM Add a comment
Woman Running in the Mountains

Veromika
Veromika is on page 30 of 784 of No Name
Trying to read this one without any context. I read the first line of the blurb in this edition, and I wanted to smash something. It is so damn hard to read classics without spoiling anything about them. Of course, there are those who will say, 'It's been out for over 150 years, Veromika!' *sigh*
Aug 20, 2025 11:17PM Add a comment
No Name

Veromika
Veromika is on page 20 of 342 of Dark Matter
I'm already put off by the writing style. uff
It is pretentious and a whole lot of tell and no show. The science fiction part of it hasn't begun yet. My only hope now hinges on the plot being good.
Aug 16, 2025 08:18PM Add a comment
Dark Matter

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