Read-in-Progress Wednesday

[geraineon]

This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!

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[geraineon]

I'm still on my Easy Reading spree so I finished a very short incest danmei that's been on my list: Can't Be Left Behind: https://www.novelupdates.com/series/cant-be-left-behind/

Surprisingly, even though it's in first person pov, I finished it! It was immediately compelling because the pov character's voice is interesting. The love between the brothers is definitely not the healthiest (haha this is why I read it) but they definitely do love each other and are definitely blood brothers (yay). I got curious about this book and added to my list because a number of people on some reddit thread said this title made them rethink their position on fictional incest (used to be against it but now they can see it). And while I guess some would call it dark, it's also funny. And randomly, there was a Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying reference in the middle xD (and some other references) [Smiling Proud Wanderer]. It's set in current times, main character is in school still.

(Uh, I won't exactly rec it to everyone because of the string of content warnings associated here: rape, dubcon, domestic violence, ableism, homophobia - if you want more specifics, you can ask!)

[douqi]

a number of people on some reddit thread said this title made them rethink their position on fictional incest (used to be against it but now they can see it)

Ahaha, this is correct thinking!

I was just reading a Ning Yuan short story from 2008 that had (unconsummated, one-sided) generational incest and thinking morosely about how a lot of the fandom would just flip out about it despite incest being kind of a prevalent motif in, e.g. that era of shoujo animanga.

[geraineon]

They are all missing out on all the delicious stories~!

Their loss, I say.

[halfcactus]

added to my list because a number of people on some reddit thread said this title made them rethink their position on fictional incest (used to be against it but now they can see it)
I am intrigued!?!

[geraineon]

They only have each other and they are both kinda messed up. I think it helped that the story was in 1st person POV. I liked it!