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everyday i am reminded of the worthlessness of men

after not reading for a while, i keep on forgetting how emotional books make me, god i kind of want to throw up from anticipation

i didn't know there would (essentially) be no plot in this book 😭

i didn't know there would basically be no plot in this book 😭

"he threw his head back against the wall like the eager slut he apparently was." hum shane hello ???

there is no way i can read this commuting in the train, i have lost the shamelessness i used to have in highschool

GETTING DICKED DOWN ON PAGE 5 ALREADY ? (excuse my language i'm baffled)

i have VERY mixed thoughts about this

i too might fuck around and write the most heartwrenching events that happened in my life to pass down to a friend i have gotten close too only recently. spicing up life a little bit 😌

i have finally created a youtube channel and i am beyond excited to post on it !! my account is @persephoneofalexandria and i have already posted a video on the books i am bringing to paris if you are interested !!! (russian literature, nabokov and delightful french books) <3

we got a (stupid) change of logo before half stars rating, where is this world going

i ran to the woods under the snow today after reading her beautiful verses on her love for nature !!! praise be to mary oliver

i want this book to last forever

hey so this book might be changing the very fabric of my brain and reality ??

i hate finals i hate finals i hate finals i just want to read

this boy makes me laugh so hard, someone get him a Valium i think he needs it

sometimes all you want is to go to museums, bookstores and cafés with a friend and gossip about anything and everything whilst still holding intellectual and brilliant conversation

(it is my version of manifesting a new friend in Paris, do not mind me)

you know life is a mess when you start re-reading normal people

when i say i would read elena ferrante's grocery list you know i mean it

i created a little amazon wishlist just in case any lovely soul would be so kind as to fund my obsession !!
the link is in my bio now <3

(knowing how i'm now fully independent because of hectic family relationships but still a medical student who's not able to work full time, reading and buying books feels more like a luxury than before, so if anyone would love to help, it would be much appreciated ...)

all i have to say for now is that the chapter headings are so pretty 🤭

let it be known, i totally stalk your little instagrams in secret everytime i find it in your bios <3

he didn't just verbatim tell her that he was happy she was insecure because it made him feel like he could have a chance with her. i must be dreaming

"And I know I look good in the gray leggings, brown boots, and tight burgundy turtleneck I chose for this night"

what in the tumblr 2014 era outfit is that ? and for a reading at Politics and Prose ??? girl. be serious for a second

And I know I look good in the gray leggings, brown boots, and tight burgundy turtleneck I chose for this night
what in the tumblr 2014 era outfit is that ? and for a reading at Politics and Prose ??? girl. be serious for a second

he literally thought « i could say i’m mentally preparing a brilliant apology » but instead i’m looking at « her boobs. both of them »

i’m done with men. especially this one

"Your mother left me because I slept with her best friend. My personality had nothing to do with it"
hum what the hell

why is that everytime i put a book in "currently reading" i am exponentially less likely to actually finish the book ???
it doesn't even psychologically make sense for god's sake

"I worried that my decision to abstain from self-destruction was turning me into a bore"
felt like a kick right in the solar plexus 🙃