Io che non ho mai conosciuto gli uomini

“I was forced to acknowledge too late, much too late, that I too had loved, that I was capable of suffering, and that I was human after all.” 4 1/2 stars. Wow. This tiny, disquieting book carries a sadness that the most popular tearjerkers could never hope to capture. It sits outside of genre, ou Leggi tutto

This is desolate and despondent. But it never tricks you into thinking it will be anything else. It tells you from page one that this isn't a happy story and that you'll be left wanting. But the story-tellers we are trick ourselves into believing that everything will get wrapped up in a nice little

oh. my. god. how am i supposed to go on??? one of the best sci-fi/dystopian books ive ever read, but its also so much more than that!! we follow our anonymous narrator who has been raised in a cage with 39 other women. no one knows why they’re there or how they got there and they have very vague memo Leggi tutto

that might be the single greatest, most traumatizing last sentence in a book that i have ever read ---------- the title: god, i wish that were me… the content: god, i’m so happy that’s not me.

Do yourself a favor and read this. The second half of this book blew my mind. Very bleak but it will haunt me forever. Best book of 2022: https://youtu.be/lQBAza0zdj8 Update: Reread it in French (no idea how to add another edition here) and liked it even more.

“I felt as if this pain would never be appeased, that it had me in its grip for ever, that it would prevent me from devoting myself to anything else, and that I was allowing it to do so. I think that is what they call being consumed with remorse.”

I WHO HAVE NEVER READ A BOOK LIKE THIS

Holy shit I’m unwell

What the fuck