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“Their culture was subtle but powerful in its conservative values and in the way that it shaped their language… On many days, the men didn’t do anything I could see but sit around the graying embers of a fire, talking, laughing, farting, and pulling baked sweet potatoes out of the coals. Occasionally, they supplemented this routine by pulling one another’s genitals and laughing…”
— Jan 30, 2026 02:45AM
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Alex
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I’m absolutely loving this book so far. Every insight feels genuinely new, which makes it especially interesting and rewarding to read. I keep telling myself I’ll just read one more page, and then somehow an hour goes by. No complaints at all—highly recommended.
— Jan 06, 2026 12:20AM
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