rynling: (Ganondorf)
Rynling R&D ([personal profile] rynling) wrote2019-04-03 10:37 am

Re: 2019 Resolution #5

> I am going to start and finish reading House of Leaves.

I finished House of Leaves more than a month ago, and I still can't figure out anything nice to say about it. I read every single word, including every single word in every single "citation," and not one of these words was any good.

Honestly, I think I'm kind of done with books written by straight men.

There are a few exceptions, but I'm starting to feel like male authors I haven't whitelisted need to be vetted by an expert panel of at least three people who aren't straight men themselves.
runicmagitek: (not some opera floozy! ; ffvi)

[personal profile] runicmagitek 2019-04-03 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I've only read two books this year so far written by straight men and I despised one of them and barely tolerated the other one. I'm definitely double checking authors before I read something. It's like night and freaking day, I swear. I've been digging hardcore for books written by people who aren't straight men and I've been super pleased with what I've found so far. What a damn difference it makes.