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Soft Core
by Brittany Newell
April 18, 2025 - April 18, 2025 (fiction)

Newell, B. (2025). Soft Core. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.


Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. 352 pages. Hardcover. 9780374613891

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i read it mostly for the insights into sex work and living in SF. the plot felt threadbare and unresolved and the writing had some gems but seemed mostly kinda pedestrian. glad i read it tho.
p.123
fey »
(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) ma…
p.61
scrim »
(noun) a durable plain-woven usually cotton fabri…
p.39
concupiscence »
(noun) strong desire / (noun) sexual desire
p.325
what would I miss most about being alive?
As I walked, I thought about my answer to Nobody’…
p.325
the perfect age for a bartender
I hadn’t told Ophelia that my birthday was today.…
p.302
that was why he chased such young girls
The words came so easily. I love you too. But I d…
p.259
now they valued things like Costco cards
He stuck out his hand to hail a taxi, something n…
p.254
show me a lifestyle that feels good all the time
Ophelia understood what I needed. I hated talking…