Status Updates From Double Teenage

oh. there's a part two.

part one didn't seem to close off at a turning point which is why this was unexpected. so far it feels like listening to someone reminiscing. i'm not too sure about this as nothing interesting has happened? i'll give it a little longer

i like this quote:

"the audience doesn't yet know that they need what you have to say. it's your job to give them these transmissions from the past. it's your job to remind them that the mad, the hopeless and the wild are as human as they are"

i'm celine. the first with an apartment. everyone came. the goldfish died from the cigarette smoke after a party. it was $70 a week. this book is making me all nostalgic

i think this has mildly plagarised from twin peaks???! the popular girl who is murdered. the girls who knew her hanging out in a vinyl coffee shop booth. the boyfriend james. um. it could be a coincidence. if there's a one-eyed-jacks or dad who gets possessed by an evil spirit included i'm gonna be all in

oh man. now donna beth (and her mum) have been murdered by her father. the horrible thing is i'm not even surprised, that stuff happens all the time. is this story now or is it a blip?

so now her dad is watching law and order in the living room and she's in the bathtub cutting herself. this book gives me mixed feelings. i was about to stop but now want to keep going. i'm surprised it got published

chapter 12 disturbed my tranquility. there's nothing wrong with this book but i might not finish this

this is the most 90s thing ever

wtf. the hippy parents have morphed. dad is the dean of something at the university, mom hosts parties with hors d'oeuvres and they have a HOUSEKEEPER. this is the most off-puttingly middle class thing ever. maybe the hippy thing was their rebellion and once it was out of their system you get this ugh

ah this is better after a few drinks. i liked how celine says "i don't think i love him". out loud and at that age! so weird, their family seems f*cking nice, a couple of hippy parents and conservative grandparents, it's idyllic. i think it's just because of the distance and his not being around as much. this book is catching now

this reads like it should be a voiceover or an audiobook. even though it's third person, the way it's written seems to mimic normal speech in a way other books don't typically do

chapter one done. it's set in the desert. i had to look up what a creosote bush was. the characters are celine and her mother. will try three chapters too see if it's just slow to start or if we're not a match... it's hard to tell so early in...

This is the book Normal People wishes it was

I picked up this book looking for a short, light coming of age story. Instead I have been met with the most harsh, realistic, nostalgic and honest writing about childhood and growing up. I have a feeling this is going to be a five-star read...