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The Hole Review

The Hole discribes the story of Oghi, a man that suffers a car accident, loses his wife and ends up in the care of his mother-in-law. Throughout the story we get to see Oghi reflect on his past and present circumstances as he faces the difficulties of recovery. What starts out as a sympathetic character, slowly unravels into flaws and mistakes that make you wonder if his suffering is well deserved.

We are simotaniasly shown how his mother-in-law slowly and siglehandedly unravels his life and health. The question in the story being, how and why? As she digs up her daughter's garden you can see that she is slowly losing her mind and plotting, but you never have a firm grasp on why she's doing it. From neglect to humiliation she throrougly makes Oghi's life a living hell.

The book tackles a lot of interesting topics such as death, ableism, classism and infidelity. You can say Oghi was a man with qestionable morals as you go along with the story. 

He starts of as a doting husband with a loving wife. Speaking of his deceased wife as if she was a dreamer and idealist that balanced his life of blandness. Then turns into a bitter husband succumbing to his spoiled and privilaged wife. Explaining how she couldn't hold on to anything for too long before giving it up and turning to something else completely while neglecting him. And ending as an unfaithful man who is only sorry that he was caught.

I found that what made this book so interesting is the fact that this can happen to and be anyone's life. Sometimes you just need time to realize how unhappy and miserable you really are underneath the rose colored glasses.

As a reader, the book starts off a bit slow and boring, but as it progresses I found myself wondering what would happen next. Oghi is a wonderfully complex character that shows how small things can seem until it's too late.

Rei Kurahashi aka くらはしれい aka Kurahashi Rei (Japanese, b. Gifu Prefecture, Japan) - 猫の居場所 (A Place for Cats), Painting

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Bisexual books out in May 🩷💜💙

Books listed:

A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty

It Ain't Over Til the Bisexual Speaks by Lois Shearing, Vaneet Mehta, etc

The 7-10 Split by Karmen Lee

The Z Word by Lindsay King-Miller

Bisexuality: The Basics by Lewis Oakley

Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black (Hardcover edition)

Road to Ruin (Magebike Courier, #1) by Hana Lee

Blood Remains by Cathy Pegau

The Only Light Left Burning by Erik J. Brown Garner for Gold (Lustrous Divinity, #2) by Catherine Labadie

The Last to Pie (Pies Before Guys Mystery #3) by Misha Popp

The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe

Smoke and Steel (Scions and Shadows) by Dax Murray

Fake Dating a Witch (Bewitching Billionaires #1) by Brigid Hunt

A Girl Can Dream by Emily Barr

The Ride of Her Life by Jennifer Dugan

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

Meet Me in Berlin by Samantha L. Valentine

The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin

We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons

Evocation by S.T. Gibson

Adrift by Sam Ledel

Don't Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan

This is not an exhaustive list so please do let me know of the books I missed 💖

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