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Story #6: Goodbye, My Love. Oh this one was good. It felt like Kazuo Ishiguro, very Klara and the Sun, but with more of a horror element. Very much enjoyed this one.

Story #5: Snare. Okay this one was exceptional. Disturbing and so interesting with such few pages to introduce and resolve a complex and harrowing plot.

Short story #4: The Frozen Finger. This one made me feel uneasy in a way that I appreciated. I think my favorite one so far.

The Cursed Bunny, short story #3 was an interesting premise. Seeking vengeance may offer satisfaction of knowing someone is dealing with misfortune as payback…but the burden a person takes on for seeking vengeance is perpetual…at least that’s what I gathered from the story.

The Embodiment was interesting. It didn’t feel like body horror, at least in the same way that the first short story felt. This felt more like a commentary on contraceptives and the toll women take by being on them for so long?

First story: The Head. Definitely unexpected twist at the end. Not the same by any means, but definitely made me think of the movie Substance in terms of mild body horror.

I was not expecting poetry and was so pleasantly surprised. So far her writing style feels like a cup of hot cocoa while you’re curled under a blanket while watching a rainstorm out the window.

There’s parts of this book that I enjoy but the random inputs of political commentary/opinion that has nothing to do with linguistics pulls me out of the text.

Okay it got better for a little bit

Honestly I’m still not loving this but I’m not hating it enough to DNF.

This book is interesting and not at the same time. I’m holding on because I hope it gets more interesting and it’s just a slow burn.

Easy writing style to read, but the fact that this is a true story is so heartbreaking.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s interesting and well done thus far, but there’s something about it that’s lacking for me.

I like the writing style, but don’t like how quickly I learned about the true form of the KKK members. I kind of wish it was kept a mystery for a bit longer…but maybe there’s more mysteries to come.

Just finished the first story, White Nights, which was absolutely phenomenal.