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    I keep bouncing off things that should be a "hit" for me, based on other things I've enjoyed. I'll list what I liked/ didn't like.

    5 stars:

    Earthlings – Sayaka Murata (and everything else she's written)

    Boy Parts – Eliza Clark

    Paradise Rot – Jenny Hval

    Hunchback – Saou Ichikawa

    The Vegetarian – Han Kang

    Hooked & Butter – Asako Yuzuki

    Natural Beauty – Ling Ling Huang

    Sky Daddy – Kate Folk

    Jillian – Halle Butler

    Heaven – Mieko Kawakami

    Severance – Ling Ma

    DNF

    A Good Person – Kirsten King

    Yesteryear – Caro Claire Burke

    I Who Have Never Known Men – Jaqueline Harpman

    Chlorine – Jade Song

    Cursed Bunny – Bora Chung

    Hurricane Season – Fernanda Melchor

    Finished but didn't like:

    The Coin – Yasmin Zaher

    Diary of a Void – Emi Yagi

    Assembly – Natasha Brown

    Pick a Colour – Souvankham Thammavongsa

    Eileen & MYORR by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Molka – Monika Kim

    by TrashGourmand

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    2 Comments

    1. Atticus914 on

      C.S. Lewis warned against this going from story to story can erode your ability to enjoy the story every once in a while take a short break then jump back into it

    2. Creative_Mouse_5400 on

      You might find some good recommendations that align with some of your taste over on r/weirdgirlliterature ☺️ I’ve seen a lot of your 5 star reads mentioned there!

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