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what a boring chore to read. i hate that i am incapable of dnf-ing books. but to have a complete view of life, one must consume both good and bad art. a stretch to call this book art, though. ughhhhhh. it's so conflicting to like an author and not like their work -_-

this book pisses me off so bad. the maid is such a shamelessly blatant plot device for woke politics like— listen. i'm not one of those people who get mad that a book is too "woke" coz that's a right-wing pet-peeve. but holy fuck this book takes modern american leftist tiktok politics and puts it in this alt-historical chinese setting with utmost seriousness and it's so jarring and just plain awful writing.

“It’s almost paralyzing, gazing into the truth that the universe is indifferent at its core.”