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Sunburn
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this honestly read more like a horror than a coming-of-age romance, which is to say: it was very successful. everything is so impossibly mundane, yet so complete an exploration of youth; howarth's writing is encapsulating. the love weaved into each page is so intense it's almost akin to grief. i hated each character and found myself fond of them, either way. lucy and susannah were complicated and selfish, and i'm so happy there is this queer love story that is real in all its beautiful and morbid ways.
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"I live in a body that has loved her and I see with eyes that have witnessed her. She is part of my muscles, my tissue, she is unforgettable."
this honestly read more like a horror than a coming-of-age romance, which is to say: it was very successful. everything is so impossibly mundane, yet so complete an exploration of youth; howarth's writing is encapsulating. the love weaved into each page is so intense it's almost akin to grief. i hated each character and found myself fond of them, either way. lucy and susannah were complicated and selfish, and i'm so happy there is this queer love story that is real in all its beautiful and morbid ways.
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“I knew she would be beautiful today, of course I knew, but this is unbelievable. Never in all my years of Christianity has there been talk of an angel like this. My God, she is not even walking, she floats around the room.”
― Sunburn
― Sunburn
Reading Progress
November 29, 2023
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to-read
November 29, 2023
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February 17, 2024
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Started Reading
February 26, 2024
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sapphic
February 29, 2024
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queer-historical
February 29, 2024
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Finished Reading
March 4, 2024
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lgbtqia
March 26, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024 09:05PM
Oh this is such a perfect summation of the book! � impossibly mundane, yet so complete an exploration of youth,� for real! Like just normal life but under a microscope to all the terror and desire and horrors, yea, I love your description of it being practically a horror story. So glad you enjoyed this one! Great review.
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s.penkevich wrote: "Oh this is such a perfect summation of the book! � impossibly mundane, yet so complete an exploration of youth,� for real! Like just normal life but under a microscope to all the terror and desire ..."thank you so much !! ohh for real about this being “life under a microscope� i think the amount of detail in howarth’s writing made the readers so aware of every little thing � down to the dirt under lucy’s nails! i need to get my own copy of this book so i can highlight it from cover to cover.
glad you liked this one <3
saw queer love story and now i'm convinced
love that my most trusted reviewers love this. will be reading soon 🫡💗 (u have a way with words mags, sincerely admire your ability to capture so much thought in shorter reviews)
cheska ✧� wrote: "saw queer love story and now i'm convinced"read it. it’s the most manic depiction of love (aka lesbian teenage girls 🎀)
r� wrote: "glad you liked this one <3"wahh thank you!! ^w^
ren wrote: "love that my most trusted reviewers love this. will be reading soon 🫡💗 (u have a way with words mags, sincerely admire your ability to capture so much thought in shorter reviews)"ren my favoritest in all the land!!!!! i’ll keep this comment close to my heart i’m so happy ~~ thank u so much <3 also i will peer pressure u into reading this� i want u to love it sm !!!!!
mags �.� wrote: "s.penkevich wrote: "Oh this is such a perfect summation of the book! � impossibly mundane, yet so complete an exploration of youth,� for real! Like just normal life but under a microscope to all th..."Oh true! I love how observational she is while also often not being able to connect the dots herself. It’s such like…does that count as dramatic irony? I can’t believe this is a debut. The whole thing just hums in harmony with itself.
ren wrote: "love that my most trusted reviewers love this. will be reading soon 🫡💗 (u have a way with words mags, sincerely admire your ability to capture so much thought in shorter reviews)"REN PLEASE FINALLY READ THIS BOOK!!!! I’m on my knees begging you.
ren wrote: "love that my most trusted reviewers love this. will be reading soon 🫡💗 (u have a way with words mags, sincerely admire your ability to capture so much thought in shorter reviews)"Here beside Liv also begging. Groveling even. It’s so good!
great review mags <3 there really is an underlying horror in this book that very much feels necessary in a lesbian (or really most queer) coming of age that takes place in a homophobic town. howarth wrote such flawed, real characters it’s amazing
Liv � wrote: "great review mags <3 there really is an underlying horror in this book that very much feels necessary in a lesbian (or really most queer) coming of age that takes place in a homophobic town. howart..."thank you liv!!! <33 i absolutely agree, the writing lends so well to the themes. i always know there’s a sapphic story waiting for me when i want to feel like ive been gutted! 🎀 howarth is so incredibly talented !!!! i hope she blows us away with another novel soon
saw quote blurb and im already hooked. the writing style looks so cool??? omg
kyren- omg !!! the writing is stunning; i really think the entire book is so utterly quotable >w< u should 100% read it ^^
i’m reading this book right now omg!
bhumi wrote: "i’m reading this book right now omg!"this was such a good one :-3 hope u enjoy it
@eva HAHAHA this is from like. 9 months ago methinks... but i did indeed enjoy it and hiiii hope ur doing well >.<
oh dot dot dot NO ONE SAW THAT... still very happy you enjoyed.... dot dot dot
