Status Updates From First Flood: Ponniyin Selvan 1

'"...why do you hesitate? Is it your dislike of women in general, or is it that you don't like me?" said Princess Kundavai and smiled.

"Ah! What a question! Does the sea dislike the moon? Why then does it throw up a thousand wave to seize the moon?"'

THIS FLIRT.

'"A man may escape from a whirlpool, but no man trapped in the eyes of the women of the Chozha country can ever hope to be free."

"Some men exult in finding fault with women. It is a habit with menfolk to blame women for their shortcomings."

"What is wrong if I follow that universal trend?" Vandiyatevan asked.'

Oooooo. 👁️👁️

There's this thing going around where you go to page 112 of any book and the first line of dialogue that a character says describes yourself. I got: "What a bad omen!" and I'm literally gonna go cry ok bye.

Oh, also: this book is fantastic! It makes me want to rewatch the movie so badly. (It's still available to watch on Prime hint hint: https://shorturl.at/72uh5)