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One of those rare times where you can perfectly follow the rambling

“Citizens for More Important Things” is objectively the funniest group name ever

This is weighed down by the fact that the characters feel extraordinarily young

It’s a liiiiiiiiiiittle weighed down by the structure at this point

I know we throw around the term effervescent a lot but this truly merits it

I NEEEEEEED this to be made into a movie

aaaaAAAAAHHHHHHHH

SO DAMN CREEPY

this is perfectly paced so far; on the surface it feels meandering and quiet, but in reality the story is moving forward with every page

“They sipped delicately at the bottle like effete bees”

I undertook a project to read my own books for the first time since publishing them, mainly to make notes on themes and structural elements.

This is much like being on a date with a tiresome man who needs you to know that, despite his father being a republican, he is in fact a liberal and this is his great gift to you (aside from his intellect which he shall shortly bestow upon you)

quite repetitive

Her flight from thornfield always destroys me

one question I’ve always had is whether Bertha Mason was not white/not fully white but upon this reread my conclusion is that she couldn’t have been mixed race/not white. Too much is said of her privilege and relative status that I don’t think she would have had if she weren’t white?

if Jane had any other reaction than what she has to Rochester’s secret, this book would have been unbearable.

gustav NO

men WILL be pedophiles

“Even on a personal level art is a form of heightened living” sooooo agree with this; it’s always fun to read writers talking about writing

Oh, my true love Jane Eyre. A perfect novel.

Forgot how beautifully bronte sets the mood

yikes

Genuinely the analysis is so brilliant. What I appreciate is how often he is willing to de-center western culture, and remind the readers of the other eastern cultures which may, at times, have made scientific discoveries centuries prior

This is so wonderfully written. It feels like you’re at a lovely cocktail bar having the MOST informative conversation with the most charming man

I am loving this. So fantastic how he references and compares contrasts with eastern attitudes/sources.