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"i feel like min jin lee has a soft spot for patriarchal men even though she doesn’t approve - they’re like the type of flawed character she sympathizes with - in pachinko as well - and they happen to be the only type of flawed character i can’t stand - i’m only on page 96 and i’ve thought “that’s disgusting” too many times" — Mar 18, 2026 05:35PM
"i feel like min jin lee has a soft spot for patriarchal men even though she doesn’t approve - they’re like the type of flawed character she sympathizes with - in pachinko as well - and they happen to be the only type of flawed character i can’t stand - i’m only on page 96 and i’ve thought “that’s disgusting” too many times" — Mar 18, 2026 05:35PM
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Grace Siyu said:
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wish i could sum up all our Tolstoy & Dostoevsky class discussions into a review. all i can say now is that this is hands down the BEST novel of all time. shows that the way of Christ's love is the only way. not even the famous "Grand Inquisitor" cha
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"for some reason i imagine Ivan as a very attractive man HAHAHA" — Feb 22, 2026 05:21PM
"for some reason i imagine Ivan as a very attractive man HAHAHA" — Feb 22, 2026 05:21PM
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― The Frogs and Other Plays
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― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
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― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
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