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Nab
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“Well, if you wake up intending to murder someone at two o’clock, you hardly think what you’re going to feed the corpse at dinner.” BANGER OF A LINE
this book is so good. right as bunny’s about to die—you know it’s gonna happen, henry explained it detail—the moment is still so suspenseful. and the way she ends it with:
“Henry smiled. ‘Why, looking for new ferns,’ he said, and took a step toward him.” CREEPY AS FUCK
— Apr 24, 2026 12:05AM
this book is so good. right as bunny’s about to die—you know it’s gonna happen, henry explained it detail—the moment is still so suspenseful. and the way she ends it with:
“Henry smiled. ‘Why, looking for new ferns,’ he said, and took a step toward him.” CREEPY AS FUCK
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Nab
is 82% done
i love that she wrote the whole funeral sequence as this absurd surreal almost comical event. it’s also interesting that he’s so late in the game in terms of figuring out exactly how fucked up they all are like yes henry has always been an incel, yes charles and camilla were always giving creepy incestuous twin vibes, yes francis is somewhat of a predator in terms of sleeping with men who can’t/don’t totally consent
— Apr 30, 2026 04:23PM
Nab
is 67% done
book 1 was def more interesting than book 2 but that being said it’s amazing how the story continues to surprise me. for example i wasn’t expecting for richard to defy henry’s orders to stay home the night bunny died, didn’t expect him to get laid, & sure didn’t expect for him + francis to almost fuck. NOR did i expect that sidestory of william hundy and his anti-Arabism…interesting decision for a writer in 1992!
— Apr 24, 2026 11:46PM
Nab
is 49% done
ok idk why it updated my progress like that whatever idc my thoughts still stand but ALSO
i really thought i’d lose interest by now but i haven’t!! it’s even more intriguing now that we’re entering book 2 with:
“Dionysus [is] the Master of Illusions, who could make a vine grow out of a ship’s plank, and in general enable his votaries to see the world as the world’s not.” what’s she cookinggggggg omg
— Apr 24, 2026 12:09AM
i really thought i’d lose interest by now but i haven’t!! it’s even more intriguing now that we’re entering book 2 with:
“Dionysus [is] the Master of Illusions, who could make a vine grow out of a ship’s plank, and in general enable his votaries to see the world as the world’s not.” what’s she cookinggggggg omg
Nab
is 31% done
-this book is so deliciously creepy i love it
-i almost feel like now that we have the big reveal that henry (probably) kills bunny for being onto the 4 of them for killing that man during their bacchanus, i feel i'm not going to enjoy the rest of the book
-poor bunny but he's also a POS
-all of these kids are POSes richard needs to get away
-richard is also a POS tho
-this is the price u pay for being pretentious
— Apr 23, 2026 01:51AM
-i almost feel like now that we have the big reveal that henry (probably) kills bunny for being onto the 4 of them for killing that man during their bacchanus, i feel i'm not going to enjoy the rest of the book
-poor bunny but he's also a POS
-all of these kids are POSes richard needs to get away
-richard is also a POS tho
-this is the price u pay for being pretentious
