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This novel is fine--it was entertaining to read, but it was frustratingly naive. Or perhaps idealistic? Or maybe just boring, but because Rooney is great with detailing attraction and utters some bright social commentary, it's worth the read. I enjoy
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“I found myself remembering the day in kindergarten when the teachers showed us Dumbo, and I realized for the first time that all the kids in the class, even the bullies, rooted for Dumbo, against Dumbo's tormentors. Invariably they laughed and cheered, both when Dumbo succeeded and when bad things happened to his enemies. But they're you, I thought to myself. How did they not know? They didn't know. It was astounding, an astounding truth. Everyone thought they were Dumbo.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
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