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The Illumination of Santiago • Nona Fernández, translated from Spanish by Idra Novey
It's difficult to imagine how daily (or rather nightly) life looked like before we could blast electric lights whenever we wanted. How miraculous and disorientating in must have been to have the night disappear.
— Jul 15, 2026 10:29PM
It's difficult to imagine how daily (or rather nightly) life looked like before we could blast electric lights whenever we wanted. How miraculous and disorientating in must have been to have the night disappear.
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One Minus One • Colm Tóibín
And no one is surprised that the Irish short story was (at least so far) the best.
— Aug 13, 2026 10:20AM
And no one is surprised that the Irish short story was (at least so far) the best.
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War of the Clowns • Mia Couto, translated from Portuguese by Eric M. B. Becke
Don't fight for any clown.
— Jul 30, 2026 10:24AM
Don't fight for any clown.
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My Sad Dead • Mariana Enriquez, translated from Spanish by Megan McDowell
Collective guilt cannot be solved by one person. And who needs to stay to witness it.
— Jul 21, 2026 05:01AM
Collective guilt cannot be solved by one person. And who needs to stay to witness it.
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Apples • Gunnhild Øyehaug, translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson
A story of literary devices. I think this is the first time I read a Norwegian story and apart from crime novels that's what I imagined Norwegian general fiction to be. Why? Who knows.
— Jul 19, 2026 12:28AM
A story of literary devices. I think this is the first time I read a Norwegian story and apart from crime novels that's what I imagined Norwegian general fiction to be. Why? Who knows.
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Super-frog Saves Tokyo Haruki Murakami, translated from Japanese by Jay Rubin
Could we all agree to mention if there is any worm related body horror in a story. Here's me starting:
TW: Worm related body horror.
Anyway... A hardy salaryman is the epitomy of mental fortitude and will loan his metaphorical balls to a frog if guilt tripped enough. A power fantasy with only bug and worm related risk.
— Jul 12, 2026 09:49AM
Could we all agree to mention if there is any worm related body horror in a story. Here's me starting:
TW: Worm related body horror.
Anyway... A hardy salaryman is the epitomy of mental fortitude and will loan his metaphorical balls to a frog if guilt tripped enough. A power fantasy with only bug and worm related risk.
Gintare
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Super-frog Saves Tokyo • Haruki Murakami, translated from Japanese by Jay Rubin
Could we all agree to mention if there is any worm related body horror in a story. Here's me starting:
TW: Worm related body horror
— Jul 12, 2026 09:37AM
Could we all agree to mention if there is any worm related body horror in a story. Here's me starting:
TW: Worm related body horror