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Hi Ven! I would like to start this by saying that you're a great and exceptional writer🤩😭 ILY! But yeps, can I respectfully ask what books you'd recommend us or me to read? Or somewhere u got chlorine inspired from for example? In general, just a list of books may it be thriller, romance, or sumn that you read and had your style. That would be all. Thank you so much and take care!!🤩

thank you so much! oof, narrowing these down was pulling out teeth & smoking packs, my guy. since there’s a divide between the books i’d actually recommend & books i personally can’t live without, there’s a chlorine list (a stretch, chlorine’s nowhere near as good as any of these) & some personal favorites. i hope you enjoy :) .

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the secret history + the goldfinch by donna tartt. to absolutely no one’s surprise, ms. tartt tops my list. between the secret history’s gritty, pretentious cast of unlovables, and the goldfinch’s appreciation for art, art history, and blown up museums, tartt’s writing is fucking indelible and learned. a set of toppers for me, definite inspiration. murder on the orient express by agatha christie. there’s nothing i love better than a good dead, rich man to start off a novel - and murder on the orient express delivers. cristie needs no intro, but this is by far one of my favorites for her: the setting, the darkness, the slow build and intelligent characters. it’s rich as hell, just like the mogul who gets stabbed a dozen times. wuthering heights by emily brontë. sorry to anyone who hated english in school or doesn’t jerk it to classics, but wuthering heights is peak gothic romance. dark, turbulent, endlessly beautiful. paired with the ghost of lovers’ past and an antihero as its lead, brontë doesn’t miss a beat. heathcliff is your mom’s least favorite man, and my favorite byronic hero. the night circus by erin morgenstern. this book is certainly one of those where going in knowing nothing at all is far more exhilarating than having my dumbass say anything about it. the writing is atmospheric, enchanting in the most vicious sense, and always beautiful. a book that describes itself in a sentence: “a choker of perfectly cut scarlet rubies circles her neck, putting forth a vague impression of her throat having been slit. [...] slightly morbid and incredibly elegant” (p. 73).

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neuromancer by william gibson. this is one of my favorite books of all time, and it unintentionally informed my personal style. this is cyberpunk at its dirtiest and most realistic; sarcastic, urban, and for once, doesn’t over-estimate the future’s capacity. it inspired movies like akira (1988), so if you’re into the blade runner vibe and edgy graffiti, its for you. norwegian wood + kafka on the shore by haruki murakami. these are a perfect example of books i adore, but cannot in good faith recommend. they come with a plethora of trigger warnings. still, murakami has an unchallenged understanding of the human condition, and every book has been a visceral experience no matter how short. he’s a master of verisimilitude and it’s terrifying how well he’s able to pull you into the mundane and ruin you using it. woman at point zero by nawal el saadawi. this is also a novel that’s near, dear, and needs some caution. saadawi really doesn’t shy away from the mean, harsh reality some women have to face on a daily basis. i think this is an absolute must read. it’s impossibly beautiful and devastating. feminism at its most realistic and its most unfortunate. memoirs of a geisha by arthur golden. plenty of people know about this one, but i couldn’t help myself. this book is exactly what it says on the tin, but add to that underlying melancholy and fantastic writing, and you have a perfect book to read if you’re looking for romance, reality, and grit: all in one.

i genuinely hope you enjoy these as much as i do!