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i have a final exam tmr and i can't put this down

so refreshing! i forgot how good this series is

need a zippy fiction book rn and the odyssey is still on my mind, so naturally u know where this is going

there was a lull but it’s picking up again

it's quite healing to be reading this book near the time i'm turning 20; the kind of book that i'm excited to revisit in 10, 20, 30 years to see how my reflections will change

somehow every page seems like something i've read before, in the sense that i've walked down the same coming-of-age pathways and have vaguely shared selin's inner monologue. it incites a lovely sort of present nostalgia, and because i'm self-obsessed, i am in love with this feeling. also: rf kuang shared that taipei story was loosely inspired by batuman's narrative voice and i'm only getting more excited

i love it. reminds me of virginia woolf - makes me feel less alone in how well selin's coming of age is captured - but it's modern and funny. i wonder how batuman curates this perfect mesh of overlaid stories in this order. and i really like the -mis monologues + the orchestra story. im amazed at how, in just 1.5 pages, such a full resounding story of universal loss could be conveyed so simply in a naive lens.

been meaning to start this ever since i picked up either/or during freshman fall

bless the dcpl system bc i have this book for 16 more days and want to read it over the weeknd

may i just say that i frickin love how "christina lauren" is a co-author duo of two best friends who dedicated their book partially to bts?

Very entertaining and humorous!

very bland so far

both mc and love interest seem like mary sues. especially xavier,, why is he so perfect right off the bat? i'm loving their interactions, but their love story was just too quick and they are both too unflawed as people to be realistic. it irks me. also a lot of unnecessary pop culture references

notes: this feels like straight revenge fantasy. the author seems to have a certain ideal ending for their characters in mind, and everything just streams this way while relying on extreme gender politics in the first place to justify that streaming. i would love to see more on the state of general revolution instead of zetian's straight prowess. rushed romances. also this shouldn't be classed as YA imo

This book has been on my tbr for such a long time!! So far, this vengeful tone is DELIVERING

evocative, but i find myself distanced from what should be a universal story of human emotion because her world is so different than mine. she drops names of big brands/nyc restaurants every other page; i guess this stuff matters to someone who can afford it. saying james had a financially hard upbringing bc his family couldn't afford annual vacations. nerdy woman vs. cool socialite framed as exclusive identities

I like Sanderson's sense of humor

exhilarating! my heartbeat is dancing all over the place

There is a pervasive sadness and aggressive masculinity that, although maybe realistic, makes me frown from page to page

quite a heavy premise, actually, but backman makes it bearable

interesting!!

this book better have a PERFECT ending. also its lowk kinda boring rn

it has taken me this long to realize that, yes, i actually have read the original. the travelling on the diff moons did it for me

i am really liking this!!!

it’s pretty corny but in a cute way