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Reading this on the train was a mistake

Hoping to come back from study abroad with a French edition of Phantom of the Opera!! Generally, didn't bring many books so haven't been reading much outside of class, but was reminded today that The Things They Carried is not a casual read. Hoping to finish it by the end of my travels, though

That’s a lot to process in a train station

Discussions of facial symmetry and physical attractiveness are leaning heavily on the side of reductive. Am I bitter because I've never considered myself "conventionally attractive?" Maybe. But I'm also insulted by Rosenblum's presumptuous leaps when it comes to who he concludes *I* am attracted to. I know this book is from 2010, but maybe not everything is about fertility?

Pretty interesting but making lots of leaps about the importance of facial/body symmetry…I think we can acknowledge we often find people with “symmetrical” features attractive but let’s be real. That’s hardly anybody, nor does it factor in things like personality.

Every sentence has been a syntactical delight

When I realized that the blue letters on the cover spell “John” I lost it