Dead Collections: A Novel | 
bailedWell, I‘m flying through my Spooktober pile, mostly because I‘m DNF‘ing a lot. This book fell flat. It was both so convoluted and yet… had nothing happening. It was an attempt to build a metaphor, which didn‘t quite make sense. The writing style was just… off. And the characters? Mostly horrible.
Sometimes being drawn in by the cover doesn‘t work out.
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The car is in the shop for a much-needed oil change and brake check. How, oh how, will I pass the time? 😁
pickThis is one of those stories where nothing much happens until suddenly it does - in this case, Sol - a trans man archivist who also happens to be a vampire takes possession of a collection of a late tv writer that completely changes his life.
There are lots of light moments, it is for the most part - a love story but there is also moments of bleakness in the form of anti trans discrimination, the stigma of vampirism, grief and loneliness.
pickA fresh take on vampirism and finding one‘s self. A look into an archival mind and the impact belongings have on those who own them and those they are passed along to. The weight objects hold is portrayed heartbreakingly (in a good way).
Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! Got these lovelies from Syd‘s bookstore and Breakwater Books both in Guilford, CT! #indies
pickI've read some great books in 2022, but this delightfully weird novel about a trans vampire archivist is my favourite so far. An eccentric romance; a fascinating character study; conversations about life stories, archives, music, fanfiction and fandom, vampirism, being trans, and grief; a supernatural archival mystery. A very unique take on vampirism. Beautifully and thoughtfully written. Awesome #audiobook narration by Dani Martinek.
"Not that I was ever really an adolescent, but I had the tenderness of one. That's what it's like to be a trans child and not know it. You have all the fragility of adolescence, but none of its resilience, the clever cartilage that always grows back."
Adding a couple more trans books to the pile - Manhunt is my horror book club's next pick, and I'm hoping to get to Dead Collections ASAP
