#Person. theres homoeroticism. theres kaiju. >:3c

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would u rec worm :0 <-looked it up and is intrigued but isnt sure if i should dedicate time 2 reading it

OH. GOD. OKAY. yes 100% i would recommend worm but with a lot of caveats. the main caveats: worm is an extremely fucked up book that verges closer to horror/grimdark than superhero comic. the main premise revolves around a girl who can control insects. this book is cover-to-cover insect horror. there are multiple instances of insects being shoved into human orifices. there are a handful of instances of meticulously described body horror (only one major one.) it is extremely heavy and violent; there's a lot of escalation of stakes and tragedy and not much comfort at all. there is almost always at least one annihilation-level scenario on in the background.

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THAT BEING SAID. worm is without a doubt one of my very favorite novels of all time. it completely realigned my perception of superhero fiction & honestly fiction in general & i came out the other side of worm w/ my brain fundamentally changed. despite being almost 2 million words long it somehow has the ability to grab your attention & have u on the edge of your seat the Entire Time. it has. insanely meticulous and realistic worldbuilding and some of the most inventive ideas ever. if you like superheroes at all or are interested in superhero media you should 100% read worm. if you're interested in well-executed escalation of stakes or genre deconstruction or really fucking metal fight scenes & villains & extremely well written characters you should read worm.

#if you start it or like it PLEASE let me know btw. i'm fucking insane abt this thing it makes me so excited whenevr a mutual gets into it.. #!!!!!!!!!!!! #asks :) #other various things that i like ab worm: theres some really good found family. it gets um. fucked up later but there's some genuinely #delightful friendship dynamics that make the tragedy a lot better than it would be otherwise. theres some INSANE revenge shit. if u like #scenes where the protagonist Fucking Snaps and goes insanely overkill in extremely satisfying ways u might like worm. #protagonist is honestly like. extremely competent but also the worst mental and emotional and moral wreck in the world. just a terrible #dogshit girl who is constantly a horrible mess doing shit and retroactively justifying it and trying so hard to believe she is a Good #Person. theres homoeroticism. theres kaiju. >:3c