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East-Daikon
is 15% done
this book is a hoot!!!!
it was written by an english teenager in the 80s... it's like a mishmash of sweet valley high meets some sort of weird idea of what they think california is like. the language is really odd. there are JDs (not the law degree! juvenile delinquents), "flapjacks yonder", etc. the prose is bad but endearingly so and it's more fun than some trad published books
— Apr 14, 2026 09:05PM
it was written by an english teenager in the 80s... it's like a mishmash of sweet valley high meets some sort of weird idea of what they think california is like. the language is really odd. there are JDs (not the law degree! juvenile delinquents), "flapjacks yonder", etc. the prose is bad but endearingly so and it's more fun than some trad published books
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East-Daikon
is 48% done
objectively bad but extremely enjoyable. it's a weird mix of typical svh type plotpoints but with dark undertones (although this came out prior to svh and seems to be set in 78 - the movie "moment by moment" is referenced)
there are some relatively obscure words sprinkled in (roorback, concupiscence, coition) which makes me wonder - what was this girl reading and where did she pick these words up from???!
— Apr 14, 2026 11:47PM
there are some relatively obscure words sprinkled in (roorback, concupiscence, coition) which makes me wonder - what was this girl reading and where did she pick these words up from???!
East-Daikon
is 12% done
wait, i've misunderstood some of this. he doesn't live in england dreaming of malibu. he lives in malibu! he mentioned being cold and living in a tenement and i think the author being from the uk made me make incorrect assumptions. oh! i might need to start again from the beginning and go slow
— Apr 14, 2026 12:44PM
East-Daikon
is 11% done
this is vintage self published YA. it's famous because the author doesn't speak and was in a mental hospital for a long time.
the story is about a guy living in working class england and dreams about life in malibu. he has an unrequited crush on a cheerleader. the agonising cheerleader love still exists while simultaneously being redirected onto pepsi (yes the drink). it's a bit weird but in a good way
— Apr 14, 2026 12:35PM
the story is about a guy living in working class england and dreams about life in malibu. he has an unrequited crush on a cheerleader. the agonising cheerleader love still exists while simultaneously being redirected onto pepsi (yes the drink). it's a bit weird but in a good way
East-Daikon
is 7% done
it comes with a handwritten introduction! <3
the book itself has a LOT of adjectives (eg "the turbulent supermarket" "the intellectual face" "the hefty box") but this is okay because she's a psych case who doesn't speak (so relatable!) and this is her first book she wrote as a teenager
— Apr 13, 2026 03:14AM
the book itself has a LOT of adjectives (eg "the turbulent supermarket" "the intellectual face" "the hefty box") but this is okay because she's a psych case who doesn't speak (so relatable!) and this is her first book she wrote as a teenager