#book: luster

[thatwritererinoriordan]

"...and in one totally nondescript composition notebook, pages upon pages of Batman fan fiction. I read it for a while because it was pretty good. The characters are believably drawn, Bruce Wayne out and about in Gotham in his playboy iteration, attending an auction for the last model of the gun that killed his parents, losing the auction to a Black, omniscient sprite that is clearly Akila's surrogate, though Clark Kent becomes more prominent as the story goes on, lounging around the Batcave post breakup with Lois Lane, who doesn't take him seriously as a journalist or a man. I do not expect this fan fiction to become about how he reclaims his manhood, and I do not expect the lengthy description of the soaps in Bruce's bat-shaped bath." - Luster, Raven Leilani

[thatwritererinoriordan]

I've finally gotten around to reading this and every sentence is a delicious morsel. I wish Akilah's Batman fanfic was real. I want to read about Bruce Wayne's various rich-guy soaps in his bat-tub.

Emma Roberts, (Instagram, August 10, 2020)

—Luster, Raven Leilani (2020)

[baskervilleshound]

Would y’all believe me if I told you Barry is one of the smartest characters in my book, be honest

[phaedraismyusername]

3 Unsolicited Recommendations

(( for fans of Fleabag ))

* all of them are around 200 pages, have that strong flavour of feminine chaos, neurotic sexploits, sharp social observations, and unfettered access to the characters deepest darkest thoughts.

1 - Luster by Raven Leilani

Edie is in her twenties, stuck somewhere between depression and apathy, and burning her way through a slew of bad choices, when she finds herself invited into the life and home of a married couple and their black adopted daughter as she does her best to find her place in the world.

2 - Hysteria by Jessica Gross

A guilt-ridden sex obsessed college student walks into a bar and falls into a reflective relationship with a bartender that she's pretty sure is actually Sigmund Freud. It's chaos all the way down.

3 - I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel

This book y'all, how do I even explain it lol. It's a single perspective intense character study of a woman who has become obsessed with a glamorous american influencer after learning that she is romantically entangled with the man she's cheating on her boyfriend with. Or trying to, at least. Bad decisions and biting social commentary made this one genuinely so addicting to read lol

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

note: the original publication of The Unicorn Chronicles was in four volumes, but the reissue has split volume 3 (Dark Whispers) into two revised and expanded books, and volume 4 (The Last Hunt) into three books (The Invasion of Luster, The Wounded Tree, and The Gathered Glory). for the purposes of this blog, I’m using the original publication, taking volumes 3-7 of the reissued series as variations of volumes 3 and 4 of the original publication.

however. given how annoying this is, if you have read any of The Invasion of Luster, The Wounded Tree, or The Gathered Glory (even if not all three) I think you’re justified in voting yes in this poll.

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[federalchickensoup]

Ok. I read, no, shoved “Luster” by Raven Leilani down my throat in ~2 days. And let me tell you. The choices these ‘adults’ made weren’t wise. Leilani’s prose was so fast paced, emotionally charged, and at times breathtaking—I had to reread a few sentences to wrap my mind around the articulation of the craftsmanship. Fuck it, dog eared and all.

I think I found my fav or comfort genre: unhinged/manic(?)/self destructive character

[foxmulderautism]

reading garth greenwell serve in an essay again

[thebigdaddymeek]

Valentine's Day Book for Each of the Girlies.

Meka Lee Valentine’s Day exposes three contrasting groups of girlies: the girls who love love and everything about it; the girls who’re watching the chaos, unaffected; and the girls who are anti-love and anti-romance (heavily justified in today’s era of dating).   But me? During the month of Loveruary, I’m the girlie who loves the spirit of romance. The movies. The decorations. The wine. And I…

[queseraphita]

I become saltier than the Dead Sea thinking about smt 5 that only intensifies when i think about how they're gonna do the good ol' atlus re release of a definitive version for a finished product that was definitely half baked on release

[elizalona]

“I think of how keenly I've been wrong. I think of all the gods I have made out of feeble men.”

Luster by Raven Leilani

[studywpri]

Luster was a 4/5 for me! I enjoyed it and thought it was quite unique but also very anxiety inducing. I have a love hate relationship with the writing style.

[bublinko]

my sketch

[foxcassius]

every 3-star book i've read this year can be summed up with "this thing needed just one more draft"

[artificial-ascension]

I hate people who trash on a medium of art because they don't understand or resonate with it. "Cartoons are all stupid and childish" "Webcommics are all slop" "Movies are so boring just watch a show" Shut uppp just say they aren't your preferred art medium or you lack skills/interest in dissecting them. I am not particularly interested in paintings and I'm utter ass at anything related to music. This is not to say paintings or music are stupid and vapid art forms it's me being more interested and well-versed and analyzing different forms of media.

[albatrossisland]

I'm not sure if you're here, but to the person who recommended "Luster" to me ... Thank you.