Status Updates From The Arroyo

"The people who make the rules don't have to follow the rules. That's the one thing that stays the same no matter where you go."

Re-reading in memory of M. Caspian (Emma Sea) who recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. 💔

Wow, this is good. And so what I needed today. Dark, beautiful. Got to the scene where they get to have sex, and it is so moving and sad.

I’m gonna like this book.
First line: “That’s the fucking spot.”
And it refers to what you think it refers to! 😉😉

Loc 978 is it really what I think it is, man, that's gonna be so fucked up

Well....poor guy. What a gruesome way to die!

Am I completely dumb?! Is the plot twist a plot twist or do both guys know about each other all along?

Ha. So we take a Sherlock Holmes type of approach and deduce who Isaac REALLY is ;-)

"I can sedate you if you think you need it."

Oh yeah? And how would he tell you? You just froze his vocal cords!!

“You’ll only hurt your throat if you try to talk. Just take it. I’m inside you, and you can’t stop me.”

Says the medic who checks your throat because of your persistent cough. This really freaks me out, LOL.

“Hey, why do you have a book about a boy at magic school under a dust jacket for Obligations and Duties of the Obedient Slave?”

Seriously? Harry Potter survived the Apocalypse?

This examination scene is quite disturbing...

' He’d done it once before, after all.'

Can we get an explanation, please? They just throw in small remarks that confuse me but give no explanation for anything ;-)

' This was the medic. The slave. His slave.'

Why *his* slave? Do they know each other?!

“How the fuck do you know that? No, wait, don’t answer that. It’s those damn dead trees you collect, isn’t it?

Eeerm, he can't mean...books, can he?!

“Sure, then. Hell, I bet there’s a farm in Great Carolina where the ex-slaves all go. Green fields. Trees and shit.”

Yeah, sure. Or they run you all through a meat grinder to produce high protein *milk shakes* #CloudAtlas

"A Citizen must never lie with another Citizen as he would with a woman. Slaves come from the Protectorate of Southern California. They don’t count."

For some reason that strikes me as funny. That's the conservative regime's revenge for bad Hollywood movies - or porn. Right?!

“It is indeed, son. But you’re not lying with men, are you?”
“No… but… your slave. When I see him, I have… unnatural urges.”

Oh you idiot. If you're too dumb to know you're gay, then don't blame the slave!

“You’re getting old, boy. How long have you been with me?”
“Nineteen years, sir.”

Sigh, that awakens fond memories of Roger. Different author, different universe, but still...

Oh, he's a slave. Now I get it...

Quick, brutal and absolutely worth it! But how I wish it were twice the length.

*4 Stars*

I hope that little shit, Miller gets dead. Soon!!

Just started this book and my anxiety level is already rising. I should just read what's actually happening and stop imagining what might be about to happen.