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first time writing a status update to remind myself that i’m in the mood to re-read giovanni’s room

this is exactly what i need to read right now

already im having a lot of feelings about this. just thinking about the intention and time we used to take with communication… in the preface, sybil is described as sitting at her desk, separating the letters she hasn’t read, ones she means to answer to, etc.

communication wasn’t so instant or accessible then but still it held so much substance. now where has that gone ??

some cringey moments but im loving it

im enjoying but this book really does not need to be this long

WOWWWW LIKE WOWWWWWW

finally picked this up again

this is painting an entirely different portrait of Henry compared to when i read Henry and June. before when i read snippets of their letters, i thought of him as this big romantic figure, full of passion; then i tried to read Tropic of Cancer and was so disappointed that it wasn’t what i expected it to be. now it’s making so much more sense why he wrote like that.

this is the sort of read that is too much to take in all at once. i’m overwhelmed by the substance and the emotion. too many things to underline

seeing quotes i’ve only ever read before online. and discovering more. i can’t believe i have this in my hands!!

wow wow wow i’m so excited wow!! loveliest introduction i’ve ever read.

at a reallyyyyy slow part of the book right now omg

im now realizing i might need to read another lighter book as i go through this bc this is gonna take me forever

best chapter yet

hm… much to think about