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“The precautions of nervous people are infectious, and persons of a like temperament are pretty sure, after a time, to imitate them.”

Being estranged from my Dad for the last ~9 months has led to a LOVELY reordering of my behavior and sense of self ❤️

I forgot how much I love the tone of this book why haven't I reread this every year

Carmen Maria Machado’s footnotes are terrible. Her meta-narrative introduction was not yet interesting enough to be frustrating. Perhaps I’ll grow fondness as I read but I don’t see myself enjoying her edit. I do not like the art, I find it unecessary. However, the story so far on its own is atmospheric enough to ignore it. Hopefully I am not dragged out too much by the horrid format. If so I’ll read online.