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It’s pretty gory (wasn’t expecting this but prob didn’t read enough reviews, am all for unsettling but not the gore) and not a huge fan of the first short story. I also don’t really like Dries’ writing from a woman’s POV in the first story. But still early, so we’ll see.

I just read the Bram Stoker nominated story, "Nona Doesn't Dance"

And I freaking loved it. A creepy story about the horrors of AI technology advancements and the long term trauma it can potentially have on generations of people who do not want it but are powerless to stop it.

ne ho lette tipo tre e già è prefe, guardo il vuoto pneumatico che mi offrono i contemporanei italiani e sospiro.

THIS line from ‘Tallow-Maker, Tallow Made’ resonances so much with me:
“Something in me is both dead and alive, a candle burned at each end. And whatever’s left, I have no choice but to own it.”