chloelovesmile4ever's reviews
244 reviews

The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey

4.75

somehow this is the second book I've read this year that I thought was about being swallowed by a whale but was actually about dead dads????? i didn't mind it this time though. maybe u just have to be lonely to get into the whale stomach mindset. plus i love u edward carey u crazy bitch 

Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning by Kate Black

3.5

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

So beautifully written that I almost gave it 5 stars anyway but ultimately just way way way too much for me sorry if I’m a weak bitch who can’t handle the dark twisted mind of a killer but I have to draw the line somewhere and I’m drawing it at Jeffrey dahmer fanfiction

The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing

3.5

Ok olivia laing is not going to save me I’m giving up

All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess by Becca Rothfeld

5.0

I’m in love with this woman

The White Book by Han Kang

4.5

Blackwater: The Complete Saga by Michael McDowell

5.0

Yupppppppppp……..well yes……yes indeed……….why yes certainly of course

Wrong Norma by Anne Carson

4.75

one of my least favourites by AC on the whole and still there were some pieces that were so good I wanted to throw up on the floor and lick it up like a dog 

Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades by Rebecca Renner

3.5

Loved to get more insight into what life is like in the swamp 😍 interesting story (although much more man than gator) and I’m glad that the author wanted to portray the nuance of the situation and like be empathetic towards the poachers but since the whole thing was still told through the eyes of a cop it just made it feel unbelievable and kind of cringe . I love you alligator  

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

5.0

Oh my fucking godddddd this shit was genuinely sickening 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence