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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2)

by Neal Shusterman (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 08, 2026 07:03PM

“I waited for the moment when I would realize this was something I wanted and it never arrived. Andy kept telling me that no one is ever ready to have a baby and that it will always feel terrifying. The more he said this, the more resentful I became. The risk felt so much higher for me and it wasn’t something he would ever truly acknowledge. This baby’s life would rely on my maternity leave, my savings, my body, my career. I would have to make all the sacrifice while Andy’s life could continue mostly as normal. He disingenuously offered to give up comedy and be a stay-at-home dad. We both knew that would never happen.”
― Dolly Alderton, Good Material

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“The whole time, I felt like we were two couples rather than four people, and I missed feeling like a singular entity with my friends. I felt like I was losing myself.”
― Dolly Alderton, Good Material

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“her uncharacteristic abstinence, which she sensed, so as soon as the waiter left she said: “I’m pregnant.” I didn’t know what to say. I can’t imagine the expression on my face was particularly enthusiastic, but I couldn’t help it—I was shocked and felt an unwarranted but intense sense of betrayal. In a delayed reaction, I stood up and went to her side of the table to hug her, unable to find words of congratulations. I asked what had made her change her mind and she spoke in vagaries about it “just being the right time” and wouldn’t elaborate any further and give me an answer. And I needed an answer. I needed an answer more than anything that night. I needed to know whether she’d had a realization that I hadn’t and, if so, I wanted to know how to get it.”
― Dolly Alderton, Good Material

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