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Book Club 18h
my favorite fiction writers include Franz Kafka, Osamu Dazai, Dennis Cooper, Mark Z. Danielewski and Thomas Ligotti based on these, what works by female authors might you recommend me?
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Anonymous 18h

Probably Donna Tarte and Agustina Bazterrica. I thought the Unworthy was great, I’m a Kafka fan as well.

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Anonymous 14h

I second Agustina Bazterrica. Maybe also Sayaka Murata?

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Anonymous 18h

primarily looking for: 1) nihilistic-yet-heartfelt semi-autobiographical tragedy narratives relayed with a dry & neurotic sense of humor 2) transgressive queer erotic horror that veers into “splatterpunk” territory 3) surreal experimental cosmic horror with a postmodernist flair

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 17h

excellent! synopsis for The Unworthy piqued my interest, very much here for the “post-gothic” vibes and ambient homoeroticism also, I didn’t realize Bazterrica wrote Tender Is The Flesh—heard that one mentioned a lot in horror spaces, but for some reason I kept getting it mixed up with an Eric LaRocca title. so I’ll be looking into both of those, thank you ✌️

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17h

You’re welcome! I hope you like them

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