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Ben Martin
is 65% done
I think the reason I haven’t been enjoying this book very much is because of my expectations. I expected this book to be some kind of Victorian version of a thriller? but this book is closer to Jayne Eyre than Carmilla. My mistake!
— Sep 16, 2026 06:04PM
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Ben Martin
is 28% done
is the world of this book scary? or is Maude just afraid of everything? I'm not really sure, and at this point I don't really care. When *everything* is spooky, nothing is spooky? And there is no real narrative pressure around a single spook? This book is dull asF compared to Carmilla :/
— Sep 15, 2026 10:42AM