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"Wtf is this pacing, I sometimes feel like I'm having a stroke
Why are we skimming whole plots in a paragraph??
The story is good and I like Baru so far, but jesus the writing......." — Nov 16, 2025 03:39PM
"Wtf is this pacing, I sometimes feel like I'm having a stroke
Why are we skimming whole plots in a paragraph??
The story is good and I like Baru so far, but jesus the writing......." — Nov 16, 2025 03:39PM
She had enjoyed the vague fantasy of raising powerful, forward-thinking young women with the courage to amount to more than their mother, but it was just that: a fantasy.
“Pourquoi tu brilles dedans, papa ? » Des mots charmants, prononcés avec un zézaiement de bébé. Une certitude meurtrière, parce que le caillou se trouve bel et bien dans la poche de Jija, mais qu’Uche ne devrait pas le savoir. Nassun ignore que c’est le caillou qui a tout déclenché. Quand vous la verrez, ne le lui dites pas.”
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“You asked how large my sorrow is. And I answered, like a river in spring flowing east.”
― The Dragon Republic
― The Dragon Republic
“Une pensée lui tournera dans la tête encore et encore, les jours suivants, quand elle s’imaginera la mort de son fils en essayant de trouver un sens à ce qui en est aussi foncièrement dépourvu. Elle posera une couverture sur le petit corps brisé d’Uche – sans lui cacher le visage, parce qu’il a peur du noir – et elle s’assiéra à côté de lui, engourdie, indifférente au monde qui, dehors, touche à sa fin. Il l’a déjà atteinte en elle.”
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“She remembered the first time she'd ever laid eyes on Nezha, and then all the times thereafter. It hurt to see him. It hurt so much.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
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