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things have changed since the last update... think i may have gotten sick of Gilbert already

giving me 'the talented mr ripley' vibes
not liking the narration style so far – the main story is being told by someone who isn't our protagonist so feels a bit indirect / distant, but keen to see where it goes...

i know all the rhetoric around how problematic this book / gilbert is but i love it

omg thank god i'm done

for this month's ESEA Archives Book Club

Wowwow the author doesn't waste a single page. Though I liked it better at first, now the story is getting darker and more annoying to read

timely and interesting, well-researched and dense. it's more than about 'working from home' as the subtitle may have suggested otherwise (opportunistic perhaps). if you're a white-collar 'knowledge worker' working in an office, you will resonate with this book

can't put it down! also haven't expected it to be a female empowerment book very cool

Wow reading this after reading another childfree book

ughhhh if it asks one more rhetorical question i'm gonna *insert reckless, crazy actions here that won't get me into trouble with the law or whatever as i'll 100% need to do it*

ahhh this book is addictive, giving me "Luster" vibes even though the protagonists can't be more different

this book has me nodding my head saying yes and being furious at once

omg last chapter finally... can't deal with this BS anymore

about 25% in and really wanna dnf. not a big fan of the anecdotal pseudo-philosophical style... does it get better?

Ha hadn't expected the humour but it's had me chuckling more than a few times. Bit of a slow burn but getting good!

why do i always read about insufferable women in bad situations who do nothing to change? some good sentences so far tho

forget about "sorrow and bliss", this is my last 5-star of the year!

halfway through and pretty sure this will be my last 5-star read of the year... struggling to continue tho because martha is unlikeable and patrick is clearly my dream man

yes i'm reading a relationship book from the 2000s sue me

more than halfway through! while i love the messages of this book, "what you know about depression is all wrong" is a very bold claim to make. honestly, i'm not sure if i agree – surely a lot of modern readers know that depression and anxiety are more than simply chemical imbalance? the way it is posited leaves a sour taste in my mouth. feels too desperate at grabbing attention?

grocery shopping is one of my hobbies ahhh this book makes me wanna work for a supermarket and redesign the industry in hk

like "never let me go" we get so many little hints and peeks at what's "underneath"... i wanna read on to find out more but also not because they are potentially uncomfortable

flying through this! it reads very much like a mystery documentary where they present some evil cases and slowly unveil the truth to you of why people behave that way. sensationalism is always the culprit.

taking this off my to-read list for 米哈讀書會! liking it so far… reminds me of “factfulness” but with less mansplaining and statistical manipulation 😎

Ugh... So I really liked it at the start but now I'm struggling to finish the last few chapters. Alex is so uptight and sissy and downright condescending?

this book speaks to me so much emotionally <3 it isn't really just about single women but also so much about female friendships and lifestyle and empowerment!

it's comedic and beautiful at the same time. i've tabbed so many pages already! also love how it captures the yearning / older-man-younger-woman dynamics so well

dying after my second jab so i'll read about other people dying

Is "Jackie" really such a bad movie? Please enlighten me.