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Got to say I’m surprised by how many times the narrator points out that the agents didn’t know the language of wherever they were work. It feels like they never thought that it was important, no matter how often it messed things up.

These descriptions of the reaction to a 17th century outbreak of plague are too familiar. I suppose humans haven’t grown that much.

I’ve been meaning to read this for over 20 years to read this, 6 since this translation. Right now it’s fine. I get why Verdi would think this would make a is opera. Lots of opportunities for arias describing dramatic back stories.

Already wishing I read this closer to *Jonathan Strangeand Mr.Norrell*, at least closer to the miniseries. Liked the Rumplestiltdkins variation.

For those wondering, the mid point of this book comes with the decision to launch *The Girlie Show* in the aftermath of the abusive environment in making *Dangerous Game*.

Just finished the “Lulu the Spy” section for the first time since it was published in *TheNew Yorker* after debuting on Twitter. So much has changed since then. I feel pessimistic.

I have read a lot of this before, when they were originally published in TNT. Still, it’s interesting to revisit. Some have aged weirder than others. And I think I’m noticing where there were expansions on the originals.

I am not sure what to make of this. I remember when I read *A Visit From the Goon Squad* I loved it and was moved. Now when I’m moved it’s near a depressed feeling. Not sure where this is going. If the “eluders” can redeem this for me. How different things would feel if I reread the first book before this.

Sly is right about everything. Too bad she is not up front from the start.

Joe is insufferable. He named his novel *Me*, which is pretty funny, but doesn't prevent me from periodically wondering why I keep reading these books. I want him to have some comeuppance, other than the ways in which he is constantly angry and disappointed. I at least wish he got to the same place as the his TV show version where he is forced to stop saying "this isn't me"

It’s kind of hilarious that being in a writing workshop gets Joe in a situation where people call out his misogyny.

His thoughts on Mary Kay’s death here are disturbing in how he doesn’t address all the disturbing things around it.

Where’s the tv show within the book.

Starting part two. I had read excerpts from part one while they came out, so now it’s all new to me.
I am glad I read this close to release as. It’s timely describing what led to the strikes in ways that are really helpful.

Reading this because I liked the Centinal trilogy. This doesn’t remind me of that, but I like it anyway.

There are so many backlash conservative influencers who I had never heard of mentioned here. While the ones I've looked into don't seem to have changed in the intervening years. It doesn't seem to but I was amused to realize that Beverly LaHaye was married to the author of the *Left Behind* series.

I got to say, I was not expecting to learn that “burn out” had such a vague, amorphous meaning when this was written. It seems to have narrowed, which is unusual.

Now that I’m past the first killings and all o can say is yikes and that went from slow to fast very quickly.

I already want to give Netty a better life, in a book that won’t have such terrible things happen in it. Though this far, the terrible things haven’t happened yet. Just a lot of inching towards the brink. It is fun, but I hate to think of when it stops being so.

I am genuinely shocked that there is a skinhead plot. I probably shouldn’t be. There is also less of the ghost in the title than I would have guessed. That also should have been expected.

So the answer of who Evelyn’s great love is has been answered, and we’re not even half way through. Just getting to the Mick Reva part, aka Tyne absent patriarch of *Malibu Rising*. Also the experience Evelyn had making a French New Wave movie doesn’t jive with my knowledge of those films, but I’m having fun anyway.

I really wasn’t expecting this to be an “it all comes down to this” type of series, but apparently it is. I should’ve taken real notes in the previous four books.

I liked *Malibu Rising* and now I’m excited for this. I’m with the audiobook and I love all the readers already.

Now Bethia is dying, I’d say these Puritans don’t know how to live, but she’s old now too.

These Puritans don’t know how to live. That’s why they die with such frequency.
I have little sympathy for their ordeals and some of it is because they have so little sympathy for each other, or awareness that they are taking part in genocide.

I am frequently very unhappy. No I blame my lack of status, and inability to have alternative ones as the reason.

I am finding that this book is pointing out many reasons for how come I’m so miserable.

I have finished *The Day of the Locust* part. It's pretty sad and nasty. I feel dirty. I guess I'm glad I read it.

I have been meaning to read this for about eleven years. I got it while I interned at the American Sephardi Federation, and intended to read it, but was put off by how demanding it is. Based on the introduction and first essay, that was an accurate impression. But I still will read it all and make it two long intended museum companion piece books this year.

I keep wondering how I would feel about this if I read it closer to the publication date and had no memory of it being related to *Howards End*. In a moment where the conservative movement's long time goals are being met, but with little popularity it's hard to read this and think how accurate/prescient it was. Also I keep wondering when/if certain characters will die.

The story is unrelenting post apocalyptic bleakness. More characters than this adaptation can really handle?