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Very interesting to read this alongside my (slow) progress of The Odessy! Penelope’s quick wit shines immediately, as both her weapon for survival and her joy.

Okay, it did eventually get very sapphic! The relationship between characters isn’t the focus of the story, but it works as a lens to frame Lenore’s change of view from external to internal through the changes she views in those around her.

So far I wouldn’t actually describe this retelling of Carmilla as sapphic. That could change, but as of right now Carmilla is a “mirror” of Lenore’s inner desire and rage.

The few moments we do have of Lenore’s attraction to Carmilla seem less sapphic than her idolizing Carmilla’s sexuality in comparison to her own repressed sexuality.

At this point it feels like nothing new has happened in the book

Interesting depiction of generational trauma and how it influences our lives in innocuous but insidious ways.