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“You can't put your memories in a will or in a safe deposit box or a time capsule for the future. You lose them when you are gone, and because they were yours and no one else's, they are irretrievable—unless you write them down. If you write what you remember you can make it live again-you can save what you love from oblivion, or at least delay its eventual descent”

“This is a universe of hate, an elaborate, many-tiered structure of people hating people”

i feel so cozy reading gnade

actually the most “slice of life” book i’ve ever read. i’m still really enjoying this but i’ve noticed that adam gnade reeaallyyy likes going in-depth about shit and it’s a bit too much sometimes. thankfully those moments are very small in this. i think i’m liking this better than “after tonight” so far

The first 20 or so pages I was feeling “ehh” about it but now that I’m further in I’m really fucking with this. Now that I’m in the real slice-of-life shit I can see Gnade’s writing really shine. He’s so good at writing conversations even if I don’t like everything he does.

“After Tonight” was like this too. Kinda weak beginning but everything else was strong. Excited to read the rest of this :)

I think the main issue with this book is that it’s marketed poorly. the copy made me think this was gonna be a nerdy romp filled with technical mumbo jumbo to serve as a portrait of the time. but the setting is actually meaningless. very little of this book is concerned with the internet newspaper. it’s more a timeless story about the aimlessness of your twenties. which hits close to home, so I don’t mind.

kind of frustrating because the main character is a real grim asshole and he’s too busy being miserable to notice all the cool shit going on around him. I get it though, same. just a weird choice for a main character. this author can not write characters who aren’t himself. any character that steps outside of his own demo is incredible clunky except maybe cass and even she’s question. i’m sleepy.