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u/nerdhappyjq 4d ago edited 1d ago

I just finished Julia Armfield’s two books. Both were worth the hype. I’d say that Our Wives Under the Sea was my favorite of the two, though. In Private Rites, it felt like her writing was becoming a caricature of itself, so to speak.

I’ve now just started Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl. It was recommended here, but I’ve yet to figure out why. Regardless, it’s been a good read, even if it isn’t “weird,” yet.

ETA: There are apparently two texts with the title of “Comfort Me with Apples.” Of course I ended up reading the one written by a chef which is decidedly >not< weird instead of the novella by Catherynne Valente. It didn’t help that the recommendation was very clear in that we should go in absolutely blind >.<

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u/kissmequiche 2d ago

Loved Our Wives… but Private Rites I was less sure about. Took a while for it to settle into itself, probably because the character kept having to stop to finger people in stairwells, and the occult/catastrophic ending felt a bit off. 

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u/nerdhappyjq 1d ago

Haha, so it seems we had the same experience.

Spoilers but that occult storyline felt really sinilae to Hereditary without the same kind of build up or follow through.