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On Sun Swallowing by Dakota Warren
5.0
Dakota’s writing serves as a buffer that allows introverted people, such as myself, to feel connected to others on a deeper and more intimate level. She creates from a place that feels all too familiar to me. I clung to her words as they resonated with my own life experiences. It was a safe space. It felt like home.
I’m anxiously awaiting her next book. Poetry, short stories, a novel- I’ll read it.
I’m anxiously awaiting her next book. Poetry, short stories, a novel- I’ll read it.
Love Is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski
4.0
"I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of."
Bukowski, where do I begin. A brilliant writer, bitter, and misogynistic. A derogatory hedonist toward women. A sick, twisted fuck. But we knew that going into this, right?
It's challenging to enter into an author's mind at a specific era when morals and values were exponentially different now than they were back then. (For most, at least). His writing is cathartic and humiliating and makes me want to vomit sometimes. But he's brutally honest. A dog. But an honest one.
"there is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock."
His loneliness is palpable. Something I can certainly relate to.
Here's another:
"I'm going, she said. I love you, but you're
crazy, you're doomed."
Bukowski knows he's insane and fucked up and miserable and awful.
I'll take the beautifully written one-liners interwoven between trashy layers of misogyny. I'll bury the rest.
Bukowski, where do I begin. A brilliant writer, bitter, and misogynistic. A derogatory hedonist toward women. A sick, twisted fuck. But we knew that going into this, right?
It's challenging to enter into an author's mind at a specific era when morals and values were exponentially different now than they were back then. (For most, at least). His writing is cathartic and humiliating and makes me want to vomit sometimes. But he's brutally honest. A dog. But an honest one.
"there is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock."
His loneliness is palpable. Something I can certainly relate to.
Here's another:
"I'm going, she said. I love you, but you're
crazy, you're doomed."
Bukowski knows he's insane and fucked up and miserable and awful.
I'll take the beautifully written one-liners interwoven between trashy layers of misogyny. I'll bury the rest.
Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman
4.0
4.5 stars***
This story follows a young queer woman named Eve living in New York City with her girlfriend. Their relationship is mundane and lackluster. A woman named Olivia reaches out to Eve after she uploads her nudes online and suggests that they have a threesome with this other guy, Nathan, who happens to be Olivia’s boss. This is not a plot driven book. It’s all vibes- vibes that explore femininity, sexuality, exploration, and power. WOMEN NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORE: regaining our power, being in control of our desires, and having the freedom to question our sexuality from a morality and philosophical standpoint. As our society progresses, the lines begin to blur even more when it comes to love and romance and relationships. Acts of Service was a delicious read filled with deep introspective views that force readers to question their own- the perfect smutty juicy escape.
This story follows a young queer woman named Eve living in New York City with her girlfriend. Their relationship is mundane and lackluster. A woman named Olivia reaches out to Eve after she uploads her nudes online and suggests that they have a threesome with this other guy, Nathan, who happens to be Olivia’s boss. This is not a plot driven book. It’s all vibes- vibes that explore femininity, sexuality, exploration, and power. WOMEN NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORE: regaining our power, being in control of our desires, and having the freedom to question our sexuality from a morality and philosophical standpoint. As our society progresses, the lines begin to blur even more when it comes to love and romance and relationships. Acts of Service was a delicious read filled with deep introspective views that force readers to question their own- the perfect smutty juicy escape.