"And the rest is rust and stardust".. I am haunted by Lolita as are most people who've read it, I suspect. It is such a breathtaking literary achievement and so very transgressive. Kudos to you for overcoming the ick factor and taking the plunge. You might be interested to read about the tragic true crime that inspired Nabokov to write the book (the girl's name was Sally Horner). Great video, thank you!
I did my thesis on Lolita. It's amazing writing. While I do not condone Humbert's actions, his mind is truly stuck in his past on a girl lost when they were kids. I think Dolores became that girl in his mind and he reverted back to that time and tried to recapture it. It's such a complex book and it's supposed to be uncomfortable. For me, the Jeremy Iron's movie version is so well done with the camera angles and music, especially when the HH and Dolores come across Quilty who is unapologetic and intends harm. So chilling, to me.
Great video, Rachel! I’ve yet to read Lolita and although I have considered reading it, it’s not high on my list. I had a good chuckle at your comments about the road slipping scene in Road of Bones. Makes me want to read it just to check that out.
One thing I really appreciate about your reviews is that you clearly outline if the book is creepy or scary (which is what I am looking for). Helps me a lot with my purchasing decisions. Thanks so much. Please keep up the great work.
*** Minor spoilers for The Twisted Ones *** For anyone interested in The Twisted Ones, check out The White People by Arthur Machen. It was published at the turn of the 20th century and is the story of Ambrose, the grandfather of the main character in The Twusted Ones. Kingfisher took the whole "Then I made faces like the faces on the rocks, and I twisted myself about like the twisted ones, and I lay down flat on the ground like the dead ones" lines directly from The White People. You can find an audiobook version of The White People on UA-cam and the PDF is probably free online somewhere, since it was published in 1904.
I read My Dark Vanessa in 2020 and it heavily reference Lolita. I've been wanting to read Lolita and then Re-read Vanessa to get a full appreciation. Both books are going to be incredibly uncomfortable tho.
Thank you for ANOTHER fantastic video 💀💀💀 I enjoyed The Twisted Ones which I read with The White People for a "nice read" over the easter weekend - it was NICE not great or anything but I was glad that her dog was ok - I made sure about that before I started reading as I'm too much of an animal lover so I always steer well clear of animals getting hurt. I have My Dark Vanessa as well as Lolita on that "weird" corner of the bookshelf - will have a look see if I feel like picking them up soon. Always enjoy your videos - THANX
The most uncomfortable I've ever been reading a book would have to be while reading The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. I've never been so disgusted I've actually wanted to put a book down before.
Definitely want to check out Lolita just have to get in the right mindset. I just finished reading Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill which is a folk horror. It had an incredibly uncomfortable part towards the middle/end of the book.
I appreciate it this particular classic as well. I think that might be a good word. I I'm not being critical here because I really like your presentation style and listening to what you have to say about books, and that's the reason why I selfishly wish you would read more classics. I realize it's a matter of personal taste and all, and I'm not sure I really understand the idea that modern books are edited to be more concise or to the point. I mean, look at all the door stopper series that come out nowadays. I personally feel there's so many classic books that I yet need to read that I seldom actually get to modern books, which is another reason I like your channel. Still though, would love to hear your opinions on more classics if you could stand to read them.
Always appreciate the feedback... as my tastes continue to evolve, I definitely want to try more. I've been enjoying more sci fi classics lately and like the idea of trying more controversial classics like Clockwork Orange
@@TheShadesofOrange I really enjoyed a clockwork orange too. I think I just gravitate a little more to older Pro styles. I just started reading Moby Dick for the first time since I was in high school and had to rush through it. I'm planning to take my time with it and so far I'm absolutely loving it. Not sure if this would be a kind of book you would want to read and I suppose on a psychological level there are some disturbing elements but it's probably not one of the first things that comes to mind when someone says disturbing fiction. Still, I feel like some classics have been done a disservice by the educational institutions and perhaps I misled public consensus. Some of these books are really not as hard to get through as some people think, they just require a somewhat different mindset.
Awesome video Rachel, thanks for the recs and I especially appreciate the animal content warning (or lack of), animal harm is one of my few (if not biggest) no-no’s. I want to try lolita next, have had it on my tbr for years but never got around to it. But now that I read the beautiful My dark Vanessa (based on your rec, btw) I’m much more inclined. And omg yes pleaaaaase do a road trip or travel with horror recs video, that would be amazing! Thank you again 😄
I read Tampa a while ago and “uncomfortable” is definitely the best descriptor for it. I enjoyed the read, but was basically like this🥴 the entire time, which I’m sure is exactly the point. Most recent uncomfortable book was Woom.
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes. It's in a similar vein to Lolita and Tampa but even more twisted. Not one I would recommed to just anyone, it's certainly an uncomfortable read, but it was a really good book. I definitely think you should check it out, the author does an excellent job of getting you into the narrator's head, even though you immediately want to jump back out!
I get what you mean when you talk about the dumb ice slipping scene. Writers need to know a thing or two about the setting they choose to write in, to say the least. I remember seeing a TV show some years ago, set on on the Gulf Coast during a hurricane, where characters were in a panic boarding up their windows, shouting "Hurry! Hurry!" WHILE the hurricane was raging *on top of them* (instead of, you know, a day or two before, because weather forecasts and hurricane warnings exist). And then, after that, one of the guys was like, "Hey, we're out of beer, I'm gonna go get some beer." Uh hello, who's open? 🙄
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon is classic folk horror. Nobokov was one of the world's great writers. His work is always worth reading, and not all of his work is transgressive like Lolita. He was also a professor and trained Thomas Pynchon, my favorite living writer.
I would love a video on Road Trip stories. For some reason, I love stories involving road trips. I am also glad that you enjoyed Lolita. I read it when I was 14, and I was obsessed with it. I still need to read Tampa. I know it is going to make me uncomfortable, and I might wind up DNF'ing it, but living in a time where there is so much push for censorship in the States right now, I want to support boundary-pushing books, even if they are not for me. The most uncomfortable books I have ever read, books that made me physically sick, were true crime books. BUT, in terms of fiction books there are three books that made me terribly uncomfortable. I am a wimp though, so take my sensitivities with a grain of salt. Those books were Juliette by the Marquis de Sade, The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, and The End of Alice by AM Homes. I meant to also follow up with you on the kidnapping stories, I forgot about The Box by Jack Ketchum. I am not sure if it is based on the kidnapping of Colleen Stan, who is known in the States as "the girl in the box". I have not read the book, but the title is giving me that vibe. It looks like a short story, and I think it is available on Kindle.
@@TheShadesofOrange - My parents had no idea, otherwise, I am sure they would have objected. The 14 year-old girls in my school were also passing around VC Andrews books. I have no doubt that some of the deeper themes in Lolita went over my head, but I know I felt so adult reading it.
I world suggest reading "The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World" by Sarah Weinman. Its the case that inspired Lolita (even thogh the author denies it). Sarah's book is amazing, she really deepdives into the case, gives the history behind Lolita and compares the two.
I'm not opposed to controversial subject matter, mainly because it's fiction and is written word. It's not happening in front of me, I'm not an accomplice to any crime, so I can deal with some squirm and discomfort. So, that being said, these books sound fascinating lol! I was surprised by how many 5 and 1 stars for Lolita. So obviously people feel a wide range about it
Girl, we are one in the same when it comes to dark and graphic. I can't go wrong adding one if you recommend it in that context 😆 With that said I still want to push Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite. I've recommend this book before to you. I read it like 3 years ago and still one of the most disturbing books I've read. Thanks for the reviews! P.s. I also read Lolita this year, but it wasn't for me. I just can't do literary prose... I'm such a modern day girl 😄
I'd be interested in a travel horror recommendation video. Road of Bones sounds like a quick, fun, escapist read. Which just so happenes to be what I'm in the mood for. 🚗🛣️💀
The most uncomfortable book I read recently was Penance by Kanae Minato. That book was disturbing through and through and although its a great thriller, I would hesitate to recommend it to somebody who isn't a seasoned thriller reader.
I have The Twisted Ones sitting in my shelves but honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of The Hollow Ones either so I have been reluctant to pick it up. I will be skipping Lolita and Tampa 😂 not for me. I have not heard any good things about the Night Shift so I will also be taking a pass on that one as well. And you never need to apologize for what you feel like reading, but I get it. It's UNCOMFORTABLE to admit it to others at times 😂
Oh I always felt like I was the only person who didn't love the Hollow Places... yeah I'd say Twisted Ones is similar in style, but personally I found it more enjoyable
Coldheart Canyon A Hollywood Ghost Story, by Clive Barker is one I listened to, maybe 15 years ago, on a road trip. I hadn’t brought anything else so I was stuck with it. Love CB but this one just seemed to be WAY over the top with graphic scenes of bestiality, orgies, etc, so that the main thing I now remember from the story was being highly uncomfortable.
I loved Lolita and I am (almost) not ashamed, almost. I will defenetly check out Tampa, although I do not think that I will enjoy it as much. But we never know.
That ice description in Road of Bones would bother me too. I get annoyed with authors who have seldom been in cold snowy climates yet try to describe a cold snowy climate. They think we are always feeling cold every time we go out. It can be bone chilling in Nov and Dec as it is damp. But once snow arrives and the air turns dry it is easy to stay comfortable and warm while outside by dressing appropriately. Finished Hex. I saw the ending coming a long way out, and even one if the details in the final sentences. I’m curious to read the Dutch version as the author said it was quite different.
Well I suspect that we live in very different areas of Canada because here we regualarly hit some of the coldest temperatures in the country... and it's stupid cold. but weather is so relatively to where we all live
@@TheShadesofOrange I spend about 2 months of the year out there (at least before Covid) as my sister and her family are in the lower mainland. Heading out in November to dog sit.
When you mentioned ‘missed opportunity’, my thought flied to the relatively new movie ‘X’, that’s a missed opportunity in my opinion. It’s funny and weird and really tried to recreate the atmosphere, but just failed a little bits here and there. That movie made many people uncomfortable too lol. Personally I liked it :)
Imagine giving trigger warnings for a book where a literal animal is hit by a car yet gushing over a book about a violent, murderous, pedophile. Actually insane.
As far as uncomfortable goes I have a very hard time reading any type of depiction of SA. I have tried and I don't see any redeeming value in the depiction of it. It just upsets me. Unfortunately there's a lot of popular literature out there (girl with the dragon tattoo, lots of historical fiction, some horror.) is full of it which has led to some awkward moments where everyone is gushing about a book that I hated.
The Straw Men Michael Marshall I still think about this book it did scare me yeah still does Those Who Save Us Jenna Blume WW2 book upset me Especially the beginning I don’t want to say in case somebody wants to read the book Obviously It still haunts me. I’ve been to-Photography exhibits that you don’t wanna stare too long at the photo because-of it’s subject matter but in the end i stayed long enough to try to understand what I was feeling
I’m so glad you read Lolita! It really is an uncomfortable read, but so memorable. I find it so eye opening and haunting as a piece of literature.
Yes so memorable... so haunting
"And the rest is rust and stardust".. I am haunted by Lolita as are most people who've read it, I suspect. It is such a breathtaking literary achievement and so very transgressive. Kudos to you for overcoming the ick factor and taking the plunge. You might be interested to read about the tragic true crime that inspired Nabokov to write the book (the girl's name was Sally Horner). Great video, thank you!
Ah yes I definitely feel haunted by it. And appreciate the suggestion where to go from here I might look into the story behind the fiction
I did my thesis on Lolita. It's amazing writing. While I do not condone Humbert's actions, his mind is truly stuck in his past on a girl lost when they were kids. I think Dolores became that girl in his mind and he reverted back to that time and tried to recapture it. It's such a complex book and it's supposed to be uncomfortable. For me, the Jeremy Iron's movie version is so well done with the camera angles and music, especially when the HH and Dolores come across Quilty who is unapologetic and intends harm. So chilling, to me.
Ooo I love that you did your thesis on the book!
Great video, Rachel! I’ve yet to read Lolita and although I have considered reading it, it’s not high on my list. I had a good chuckle at your comments about the road slipping scene in Road of Bones. Makes me want to read it just to check that out.
Yeah I'd love you to weigh in on the ice driving ... I was so bugged by it. 😂
Love this video! I will check comeuppance! I want to read lolita and check Tampa at once - still summoning the stomach for it!
Yeah be prepared to have your stomach turn
One thing I really appreciate about your reviews is that you clearly outline if the book is creepy or scary (which is what I am looking for). Helps me a lot with my purchasing decisions. Thanks so much. Please keep up the great work.
Oh thank you for the feedback
Back Roads by Tawni O’Dell was my first “uncomfortable” experience and it will always hold a very awkward place in my heart lol
*** Minor spoilers for The Twisted Ones ***
For anyone interested in The Twisted Ones, check out The White People by Arthur Machen. It was published at the turn of the 20th century and is the story of Ambrose, the grandfather of the main character in The Twusted Ones. Kingfisher took the whole "Then I made faces like the faces on the rocks, and I twisted myself about like the twisted ones, and I lay down flat on the ground like the dead ones" lines directly from The White People.
You can find an audiobook version of The White People on UA-cam and the PDF is probably free online somewhere, since it was published in 1904.
Thanks ... I'll have to look that up!
I read My Dark Vanessa in 2020 and it heavily reference Lolita. I've been wanting to read Lolita and then Re-read Vanessa to get a full appreciation. Both books are going to be incredibly uncomfortable tho.
Yes reading My Dark Vanessa is definitely what finally pushed me to read Lolita
Great wrap up.
Thank you for ANOTHER fantastic video 💀💀💀 I enjoyed The Twisted Ones which I read with The White People for a "nice read" over the easter weekend - it was NICE not great or anything but I was glad that her dog was ok - I made sure about that before I started reading as I'm too much of an animal lover so I always steer well clear of animals getting hurt. I have My Dark Vanessa as well as Lolita on that "weird" corner of the bookshelf - will have a look see if I feel like picking them up soon. Always enjoy your videos - THANX
What awesome Easter reads! And yes I was relieved that it didn't the usual terrible animal harm scene
The most uncomfortable I've ever been reading a book would have to be while reading The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. I've never been so disgusted I've actually wanted to put a book down before.
As much as I like dark and twisted books, I know I won’t be able to stomach that one.
I've definitely been wary about that one
Getting out of your comfort zone is good. Glad you take chances like that.
Glad you don't mind me exploring different rabbit holes
Definitely want to check out Lolita just have to get in the right mindset. I just finished reading Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill which is a folk horror. It had an incredibly uncomfortable part towards the middle/end of the book.
Thanks for the Folk Horror rec... and yes prepare yourself for Lolita
I appreciate it this particular classic as well. I think that might be a good word. I I'm not being critical here because I really like your presentation style and listening to what you have to say about books, and that's the reason why I selfishly wish you would read more classics. I realize it's a matter of personal taste and all, and I'm not sure I really understand the idea that modern books are edited to be more concise or to the point. I mean, look at all the door stopper series that come out nowadays. I personally feel there's so many classic books that I yet need to read that I seldom actually get to modern books, which is another reason I like your channel. Still though, would love to hear your opinions on more classics if you could stand to read them.
Always appreciate the feedback... as my tastes continue to evolve, I definitely want to try more. I've been enjoying more sci fi classics lately and like the idea of trying more controversial classics like Clockwork Orange
@@TheShadesofOrange I really enjoyed a clockwork orange too. I think I just gravitate a little more to older Pro styles. I just started reading Moby Dick for the first time since I was in high school and had to rush through it. I'm planning to take my time with it and so far I'm absolutely loving it. Not sure if this would be a kind of book you would want to read and I suppose on a psychological level there are some disturbing elements but it's probably not one of the first things that comes to mind when someone says disturbing fiction. Still, I feel like some classics have been done a disservice by the educational institutions and perhaps I misled public consensus. Some of these books are really not as hard to get through as some people think, they just require a somewhat different mindset.
Awesome video Rachel, thanks for the recs and I especially appreciate the animal content warning (or lack of), animal harm is one of my few (if not biggest) no-no’s. I want to try lolita next, have had it on my tbr for years but never got around to it. But now that I read the beautiful My dark Vanessa (based on your rec, btw) I’m much more inclined. And omg yes pleaaaaase do a road trip or travel with horror recs video, that would be amazing! Thank you again 😄
Thanks! And yes Vanessa is definitely what pushed me to finally read Lolita. And yes I'd like make a list of animal safe horror books
I read Tampa a while ago and “uncomfortable” is definitely the best descriptor for it. I enjoyed the read, but was basically like this🥴 the entire time, which I’m sure is exactly the point. Most recent uncomfortable book was Woom.
Yes yes! Omg I struggled to describe my reading experience on camera... it just kept getting crazier and crazier
My most uncomfortable recent read was To Be Devoured. Content warning for animal harm. Had I been warned, I would not have read it.
I'd be into a Road Trip horror themed video!
Working on it!
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes. It's in a similar vein to Lolita and Tampa but even more twisted. Not one I would recommed to just anyone, it's certainly an uncomfortable read, but it was a really good book. I definitely think you should check it out, the author does an excellent job of getting you into the narrator's head, even though you immediately want to jump back out!
Thanks for the rec!
I get what you mean when you talk about the dumb ice slipping scene. Writers need to know a thing or two about the setting they choose to write in, to say the least. I remember seeing a TV show some years ago, set on on the Gulf Coast during a hurricane, where characters were in a panic boarding up their windows, shouting "Hurry! Hurry!" WHILE the hurricane was raging *on top of them* (instead of, you know, a day or two before, because weather forecasts and hurricane warnings exist). And then, after that, one of the guys was like, "Hey, we're out of beer, I'm gonna go get some beer." Uh hello, who's open? 🙄
Lol yeah I know NOTHING about the experience of hurricanes, but even that sounds ridiculous 😂
I read Lolita years ago and really don’t remember much about it. I could do with a reread for sure. The Twisted Ones was a fun one.
Glad you enjoyed The Twisted Ones! It definitely made for a fun group read!
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon is classic folk horror.
Nobokov was one of the world's great writers. His work is always worth reading, and not all of his work is transgressive like Lolita. He was also a professor and trained Thomas Pynchon, my favorite living writer.
I'll have to look up Pynchon then. And thanks for the foll horror rec
Yes a road trip horror would be good!!!
OK! I'll get working on that
Road trip horror list please!🚗😱🚙
OK, I'll get working on it
I would love a video on Road Trip stories. For some reason, I love stories involving road trips. I am also glad that you enjoyed Lolita. I read it when I was 14, and I was obsessed with it.
I still need to read Tampa. I know it is going to make me uncomfortable, and I might wind up DNF'ing it, but living in a time where there is so much push for censorship in the States right now, I want to support boundary-pushing books, even if they are not for me.
The most uncomfortable books I have ever read, books that made me physically sick, were true crime books. BUT, in terms of fiction books there are three books that made me terribly uncomfortable. I am a wimp though, so take my sensitivities with a grain of salt. Those books were Juliette by the Marquis de Sade, The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, and The End of Alice by AM Homes.
I meant to also follow up with you on the kidnapping stories, I forgot about The Box by Jack Ketchum. I am not sure if it is based on the kidnapping of Colleen Stan, who is known in the States as "the girl in the box". I have not read the book, but the title is giving me that vibe. It looks like a short story, and I think it is available on Kindle.
Thanks for sharing your uncomfortable reads... and OMG I can't believe you read Lolita at 14!
@@TheShadesofOrange - My parents had no idea, otherwise, I am sure they would have objected. The 14 year-old girls in my school were also passing around VC Andrews books. I have no doubt that some of the deeper themes in Lolita went over my head, but I know I felt so adult reading it.
I world suggest reading "The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World" by Sarah Weinman. Its the case that inspired Lolita (even thogh the author denies it). Sarah's book is amazing, she really deepdives into the case, gives the history behind Lolita and compares the two.
Thanks... I have that one on my tbr
I couldn’t even finish reading it. It made me SO uncomfortable. (Tampa)
Understandable
Road trip horror reviews - YES!
OK... working on it!
I'm not opposed to controversial subject matter, mainly because it's fiction and is written word. It's not happening in front of me, I'm not an accomplice to any crime, so I can deal with some squirm and discomfort. So, that being said, these books sound fascinating lol! I was surprised by how many 5 and 1 stars for Lolita. So obviously people feel a wide range about it
Yes that's basically how I let myself "enjoy" these uncomfortable books without feeling too guilty
Lolita is one of the most uncomfortable books I've ever read. It's also one of the most beautifully written.
I agree with both of those sentences
Girl, we are one in the same when it comes to dark and graphic. I can't go wrong adding one if you recommend it in that context 😆 With that said I still want to push Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite. I've recommend this book before to you. I read it like 3 years ago and still one of the most disturbing books I've read. Thanks for the reviews!
P.s. I also read Lolita this year, but it wasn't for me. I just can't do literary prose... I'm such a modern day girl 😄
You are my Kindred Spirit! I still need to read Exquisite Corpse... I've heard it's intense
I'd be interested in a travel horror recommendation video. Road of Bones sounds like a quick, fun, escapist read. Which just so happenes to be what I'm in the mood for. 🚗🛣️💀
Cool! I'll keep working on it!
I'd love to hear roadtrip horror.
"Tender is the Flesh" by Augustine Bazterrica maybe a book you might like.
Oh yes it's one of my all time favourites
A little curious about the inaccurate ice slipping scene!
Right!?!
The most uncomfortable book I read recently was Penance by Kanae Minato. That book was disturbing through and through and although its a great thriller, I would hesitate to recommend it to somebody who isn't a seasoned thriller reader.
Oh yes that was a good one!
I have The Twisted Ones sitting in my shelves but honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of The Hollow Ones either so I have been reluctant to pick it up. I will be skipping Lolita and Tampa 😂 not for me. I have not heard any good things about the Night Shift so I will also be taking a pass on that one as well. And you never need to apologize for what you feel like reading, but I get it. It's UNCOMFORTABLE to admit it to others at times 😂
Oh I always felt like I was the only person who didn't love the Hollow Places... yeah I'd say Twisted Ones is similar in style, but personally I found it more enjoyable
@@TheShadesofOrange good to know
Coldheart Canyon A Hollywood Ghost Story, by Clive Barker is one I listened to, maybe 15 years ago, on a road trip. I hadn’t brought anything else so I was stuck with it. Love CB but this one just seemed to be WAY over the top with graphic scenes of bestiality, orgies, etc, so that the main thing I now remember from the story was being highly uncomfortable.
Ooo you got my curious
I loved Lolita and I am (almost) not ashamed, almost. I will defenetly check out Tampa, although I do not think that I will enjoy it as much. But we never know.
Ah yes you Under how my pain of admitting how much I love it
The Lolita audiobook read by Jeremy Irons is a truly extraordinary thing.
Yes I listened to that version and I really thought it helped me get so immersed in the story
That ice description in Road of Bones would bother me too. I get annoyed with authors who have seldom been in cold snowy climates yet try to describe a cold snowy climate. They think we are always feeling cold every time we go out. It can be bone chilling in Nov and Dec as it is damp. But once snow arrives and the air turns dry it is easy to stay comfortable and warm while outside by dressing appropriately.
Finished Hex. I saw the ending coming a long way out, and even one if the details in the final sentences. I’m curious to read the Dutch version as the author said it was quite different.
Well I suspect that we live in very different areas of Canada because here we regualarly hit some of the coldest temperatures in the country... and it's stupid cold. but weather is so relatively to where we all live
@@TheShadesofOrange I live in Northern Ontario, and work up near Hudson Bay, NWT, and the Yukon---in winter. :)
@@chrisconnors7418 OK you got Canadian cred 😄 I mistakenly thought you were in Vancouver
@@TheShadesofOrange I spend about 2 months of the year out there (at least before Covid) as my sister and her family are in the lower mainland. Heading out in November to dog sit.
When you mentioned ‘missed opportunity’, my thought flied to the relatively new movie ‘X’, that’s a missed opportunity in my opinion. It’s funny and weird and really tried to recreate the atmosphere, but just failed a little bits here and there. That movie made many people uncomfortable too lol. Personally I liked it :)
I'll have to look that up
@@TheShadesofOrange it’s a slasher so be prepared lol
Imagine giving trigger warnings for a book where a literal animal is hit by a car yet gushing over a book about a violent, murderous, pedophile. Actually insane.
As far as uncomfortable goes I have a very hard time reading any type of depiction of SA. I have tried and I don't see any redeeming value in the depiction of it. It just upsets me. Unfortunately there's a lot of popular literature out there (girl with the dragon tattoo, lots of historical fiction, some horror.) is full of it which has led to some awkward moments where everyone is gushing about a book that I hated.
Totally respect avoiding that... which unfortunately is very common in popular lit (like you said)
Yes do a travel horror post
Working on it!
Can you give me a few starter books into the horror thrillers genre? Have you done a Stephen King video?
Yeah I've done lots of videos like these ua-cam.com/video/2UjFwbiYI54/v-deo.html I have a whole playlist you love on my page
I love your reviews!!
Do you know of any very gory/disgusting horror books?
Oh thanks... hmm.. I want to say yes, but I don't read a lot of splatterpunk. I should work on a video for that
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Lolita was the worst book I have ever read. It was meandering and just gross.
While I appreciated it, I respect your perspective
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I still think about this book it did scare me yeah still does
Those Who Save Us Jenna Blume WW2 book upset me Especially the beginning I don’t want to say in case somebody wants to read the book Obviously It still haunts me. I’ve been to-Photography exhibits that you don’t wanna stare too long at the photo because-of it’s subject matter but in the end i stayed long enough to try to understand what I was feeling
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