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[astoldbykat]

"A Study in Drowning" is one of those that's hard to judge, but I actually loved it. Not just for the gothic atmosphere, but also because the author explores female trauma. Throughout the novel, "drowning" is just a giant metaphor for the trauma Effie felt after being assaulted by her professor, and no one on campus believing her and everyone blaming her, not the teacher. Her "hallucinations" were a way for her to mentally cope with what happened, to escape the reality.

...Yeah, I loved the book though I totally get why you and others don't.

[Beqeeangel]

Me, having a bad mental health day: ☹️
Me, seeing Jesse dropped a new video: 😃

[GavinReadsItAll]

Agreed with everything you said about A Study in Drowning 👏

[ashleytunny]

Remember that trend where people would dress as a book cover? Your shirt with You Should Be So Lucky is a vibe.

[kaylyn.nicole]

okay shirt!!! giving style giving edge giving faSHUN!!!

[nicholasgonzalez]

For your second channel, I would love to see you play Doki Doki Literature Club! It’s such an interesting game that combines horror, books, and multiple outcomes. Always love the videos and can’t wait to see more!!!❤

[bluesey-]

i hated "a study in drowning". so much of was done so poorly and i was rolling my eyes the whole time. especially bc the villain of the story is a man she's hallucinated and been tormented by her whole life and it's the same man who's the villain and abuser in her favorite book and she continues to say "omg the book is a love story <3" girl be so ffr. also effie's trauma felt so superficial and i completely forgot it was supposed to be affecting her as a character until it was mentioned again. which is so unfortunate bc it should have been a situation and trauma that i related to. and i felt none of it. ****mild spoiler ahead**** none of this to mention how the climax with the villain was over in half a page. like, please. PLEASE. AND SHE WAS RACIST. but it's okay, she's not anymore before she fell in love with one of the people she hates <3. oh my god. i gave it one star

[charlielikestoread]

I just finished If We Were Villains and I don't know what to do with myself...

[imaginepageant]

Jesse, if you haven’t read Lonely Castle in the Mirror, PLEASE add it to your Japanese-translated TBR! It’s my current favorite of the year and I think you’d love it. Be prepared for FEELS.

[ryleebeavers]

It was a really bad reading month for me as well! I just didnt have a feeling of what I wanted to read heres to June being better!

[heatherleannn]

i had my best reading month in a long time thanks to getting back into manga! a sign of affection has my heart and was my favorite for sure.

sending good vibes for continuing with my hero academia. you got this!

[PokhrajRoy.]

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈

P.S. Cute shirt

[floydandtotoro]

I love I Hate Fairyland, Skottie Young is one of my fav comic artists :) Oz is good too. Idunno what comics you’ve already read but some of my favs are by Brian K. Vaughn (Saga, Y the Last Man, Barrier), Decorum is gorgeous, Fables is fun, Sea of Stars I love ⭐️ 💕

[bluesey-]

komi can't communicate sounds so interesting to me as someone who struggled with severe selective mutism until my adult years

[twistedlinguistic]

I read 9 books in May. The one I think you would like the most is A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. It's a funny standalone fantasy about a 14yo girl who can magically manipulate baked goods and has to defend her city against an invasion

[AsuraSantosha]

I started watching the anime of Komi can't communicate and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder.

[scionsilverbeat]

For My Hero Academia …

Definitely recommend the anime over the manga (if you haven’t watched it already). Thanks to all the action, it’s way more digestible in an animated form. And all of the scenes that are already emotional on their own are elevated by the soundtrack 😊

[withlove_nikki]

I’m so glad you’re enjoying Komi Can’t Communicate! It’s one of my fave series and Komi is so relatable. Idk if anybody’s made a list of them or anything, but all or most of the character’s names are puns or wordplay that tell you about their most dominant trait or about their character! For example, Tadano Hitohito is literally “just a guy”. (Tada no hito = “just some guy”). Najimi’s name translates to “childhood friend”, so they’re adaptable to anybody and knows everyone, etc. I have a lot of fun every time new characters are introduced; once you’re a good amount of volumes in, it would be fun to look it up! 😊

[irinalysak]

I read Tales From The Cafe this month and I loved it as much as the first book!

[melissahastings]

I loved Before the Coffee gets cold! The whole series I loved, but the first one as definitely my favorite! I made the mistake of reading it at work and it didn’t go well.😢