The Anxious Book Devourer

THE LOST SOULS OF BENZAITEN (YA, Soho Teen) | THE YOMIGAERI TUNNEL (YA, Soho Teen) | MILKIVERSE (Adult, Soho Press) Disco Elysium, Ace Attorney, Persona, Professor Layton, Hades, Arcane Probably very sorry.

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If you want to make me scream, you can check out my YA (young adult, target audiences 13-18) books about grief, hope, Japanese mythology, and awkward teenagers here:

The Lost Souls of Benzaiten

The Yomigaeri Tunnel

The gorgeous covers are by Yuta Onoda and the Soho Teen team.

I also have a general fiction novel coming out in February 2027: Milkiverse.

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Fun fact for the, like, three remaining Ghost Trick fans out there:

In Japanese, Ray requests to be called “Kuneri,” like “kunekune,” which means “wiggling.”

We’re talking to a wigglestick.

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Some of the most quietly beautiful lines in DE (Disco Elysium spoilers ahead):

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Continuing my "What even IS the Disco Elysium subreddit?" series... (see parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)…

(Context for the ones above)

(Just saw that this creator is also on tumblr. @harrypilled, thank you.)

And finally, the crossover I didn't know I needed.

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Do you ever think about how it's basically stated that you (as the main character of Disco Elysium) may be interested in cannibalism?

[ID: a compilation of Disco Elysium dialogues.

ID1: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — The strong smell of vinegar forces you tootep away from the pot. The water slowly comes to a boil.

YOU — Wait...

INDUSTRIAL STOVE — Strips of polymer fabric and human tissue separate from the lining of the boots. They float to the bubbling surface.

1. - Beautiful.

2. - Wait some more..."

ID2: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — A two course dinner of rotting flesh and hardened ceramic."

ID3: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — The boots look cleaner and cleaner. Those bits of human flesh are beginning to look *cooked*. You can smell it too.

PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Easy: Success] — Just like beef stew."

ID4: "HALF LIGHT [Legendary: Success] — You should taste some."

ID5: "INLAND EMPIRE [Legendary: Success] — You have awakened the *hunger*. There is no turning back now, better invest in a good cook book and stock up on salt." End of ID.]

Description by @hatreds-og-imagedescriptions. Thank you.

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Reblogging because @hatreds-og-imagedescriptions was kind enough to describe this. I edited the original post. Thank you.

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Do you ever think about how it's basically stated that you (as the main character of Disco Elysium) may be interested in cannibalism?

[ID: a compilation of Disco Elysium dialogues.

ID1: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — The strong smell of vinegar forces you tootep away from the pot. The water slowly comes to a boil.

YOU — Wait...

INDUSTRIAL STOVE — Strips of polymer fabric and human tissue separate from the lining of the boots. They float to the bubbling surface.

1. - Beautiful.

2. - Wait some more..."

ID2: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — A two course dinner of rotting flesh and hardened ceramic."

ID3: "INDUSTRIAL STOVE — The boots look cleaner and cleaner. Those bits of human flesh are beginning to look *cooked*. You can smell it too.

PERCEPTION (SMELL) [Easy: Success] — Just like beef stew."

ID4: "HALF LIGHT [Legendary: Success] — You should taste some."

ID5: "INLAND EMPIRE [Legendary: Success] — You have awakened the *hunger*. There is no turning back now, better invest in a good cook book and stock up on salt." End of ID.]

Description by @hatreds-og-imagedescriptions. Thank you.

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Happy Mother's Day, everyone.

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Wow. I just found out (from Jamrock Hobo's video) that you can take René's clothes?

Disco Elysium spoilers //

If you go into his watchman's booth on Day 5 or later, you can... TAKE THEM?

And get +1 for fascism?

And... WEAR THEM IN FRONT OF EVRART CLAIRE?

This game, man... This game.

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I was trying to create a "pain, but make it Harry Du Bois" meme and accidentally produced this monstrosity, so... behold: The Expression (Wojack’s Version).

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Slight Hollow Knight spoilers //

I may spend my whole life chasing the high of the Mantis Lords fight. Especially the Godhome versions.

Also: Look at him. He's just a little guy.

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Silksong spoilers //

I fully expected this to be a Wizard of Oz "man behind the curtain" moment.

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We may not have gotten a new season or reboot announcement for the 20th anniversary, but we did get Kuma-Chan and Usa-chan, a Kuma-chan parfait, and the twins with pink hair, so… can we really be bitter about this?

(Yes.)

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The Disco Elysium subreddit during Easter is truly unmatched.

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No thoughts

Head empty

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MAJOR Silksong spoilers //

Me attempting to shake a DLC release date out of Team Cherry:

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More of my favorite recent posts on the Disco Elysium subreddit (see parts 1, 2, 3, and 4)…

Warning: Disco Elysium spoilers ahead.

(Reminder that some of these were ironic and/or copypastas, and even if they weren’t, I must ask you to refrain from harassing any OPs.)

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Hey, so Barnes & Noble is holding a 25% off sale for pre-order books.

Pre-ordering books is actually REALLY helpful to authors, so if you’ve been eyeing a book or two (or ten), please pre-order. Keep the bookworms alive. 📚