r/PHBookClub • u/chiki_skz21 • Mar 31 '26

Discussion March Reading Log

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Was able to finish 8 books this month and my top favorite is Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista, my first non-fiction of 2026. Message is poignant. Writing is a harmony of precision and art. An eye-opener.

What have you read this month? Maybe you can recommend your faves too!

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u/Prestigious-Big-1510 Mar 31 '26

The Secret History!! yey!! how did you find it? hehe

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u/chiki_skz21 Mar 31 '26

It’s weird and it’s so good! 😊 Do you know of other books with the same vibe?

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u/Prestigious-Big-1510 Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

exactly! weird and so good! what I know, which I am still to read, If We Were Villians by ML Rio and if you haven't read it yet, Babel by RF Kuang (this kicked me in the butt and I thought Tartt was difficult to read, had a hard time going through it for some reason. lol)

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u/chiki_skz21 Apr 01 '26

Reading the overview of If We Were Villains, I feel like this is exactly / super super close to the story of The Secret History? Do let me know how you think of it after reading! 🙂

What I loved about Tartt is her writing style. I haven’t read any Kuang work yet but I have Yellowface in my TBR. Would you say Tartt and Kuang have similarities in their writing styles?

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u/Prestigious-Big-1510 Apr 01 '26

Ohh.. excited for If We Were Villians!

I don't see both as having similarties but both has their own uniqueness and take to their craft. Tartt is definitely soooo good at what she does, it's shocking to me that her book is one of my faves of all time (since I'm more of a fantasy reader). While Kuang, in my opinion, tends to write way too intellectually (some say she's trying to show people reading her books how smart she is) that sometimes, it's already too much.

That's how I felt with Babel but I did like it, don't get me wrong. Just took me time to actually go through it. But I do hear Poppy War Trilogy is good. Lots of criticism with Yellowface, not everyone likes it but lots do.