On The Name of the Rose
2 days ago
Just added this to my list after a long rabbit hole about medieval manuscripts. A murder mystery set in a 14th-century library? Please. I was born for this book.
Maya Okonkwo
@maya.reads
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Dark academia apologist. Annotating in the margins since 2009.
Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.
Recent Notes
On The Secret History
4 days ago
Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.
Three chapters in and already unsettled in the best way. Tartt makes you complicit in the group's spell before you notice you've stopped resisting it.
On Norwegian Wood
9 days ago
Memory is a funny thing. When I was in the scene I hardly paid it any mind.
Comfort reread #3. Something about the autumn light in this one. Pairs well with rain and a pot of tea.