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Lia
is 61% done
structurally this is v cool. i think it takes a certain skill to have very little concrete plot and still maintain emotionality through mood and atmosphere alone - esp with a somewhat detached narrator.
then and again, i do wonder if this would have been stronger as a short story? i think a lot about repetition and useful repetition these days, and not just reintroducing the idea but building on it again
— May 08, 2026 08:13PM
then and again, i do wonder if this would have been stronger as a short story? i think a lot about repetition and useful repetition these days, and not just reintroducing the idea but building on it again
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Lia
is 44% done
i feel like tbh this reads more like a prose poem. it's doing interesting stuff but i think you definitely need a bit of context for full enjoyment.
i do like the pacing of the chapters - short, evocative.
— May 08, 2026 05:42AM
i do like the pacing of the chapters - short, evocative.
Lia
is 14% done
very dreamlike - a bit hard to get grounded but i think it has a strong atmosphere on a line level
— May 07, 2026 04:10AM

