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it’s starting to get a little repetitive. don’t get me wrong, i think there are some good nuggets of insights and lessons in this chapter, just that, it gets lost in the different things the author wishes to touch on. good points, but sometimes borders on shallow or surface level. like im craving for even more depth.

weakest and messiest chapter thus far. i understand what they’re trying to get to with anxiety, but again, the perspectives felt too all over the place. i fear the best parts of this chapter were the ones referencing other writings/works.

jumping from the author’s own experience to attachment styles to the implications of the current economic and environmental state of the world on our anxieties… im dizzy

i read slow

the concept of anger as a vital breath, and looking at our emotions as something that we experience and feel, not something that embodies us, are such great ways of thinking. are they obvious ? yes but oh how they’re so easily forgotten.

i appreciate reframing anger as a necessary emotion that we MUST sit with, not rise above. it contrasts the societal villainization of anger which, i think, does a lot of harm

i’m a little worried about how i’m going to like/rate this book. kinda not what i expected going into it? as much as i feel empathetic with the author’s experience and compelled by lessons and philosophies they have alluded to delving into, i am left … wanting more ? first chapter feels too jumpy between diff ideas. i appreciate the diff angles theyre attempting to take, but i just need some more weaving.

- rooting for this doomed relationship 🤩

- i don’t think ppl understand the intimacy of a room tour. thats like one of the sweetest thing a person can do for someone they’re romantically involved with. real ones will understand ☝️

- good to know phone sex is not a lost art

rose landry queening out w the gays

ginger ale in rozanov’s fridge, and his go to drink is coke? all because that’s shane’s favourite drink? to be loved is to be known.

“We will pick our way through the shards of broken objects that folly leaves behind. And some of what breaks will be very beautiful.”

i had some concerns about the female characters of the story fading into passivity and lazy, stereotypical roles given that that could easily be justified by the setting and premise of the book. but I’m thoroughly surprised and amused by how much power and agency the women have had so far. It almost feels like they’re the backbone and are responsible for the story pushing forward. they have these men dancingggg

every single man just horny as hell, like damn, can u be normal ?

this is the shen siblings’ world and everyone’s just living in it

story so far feels like it’s gearing up to become avengers: infinity war. love!

i actually appreciate and like the jumping around (perspectives, time periods, etc)

love a lot of the themes being touched on so far too (balance, ambition, family, death, the supernatural)

whaaaaaaat

what an interesting young man

well that took a dark turn

idk what just happened, i was kinda zoning out

so profound

im seatedddddd

they have it out for my boy tai, ruhroh

oh the push n pull! oh the tension! oh the yearning!

me next me next !!!

men used to go to war. now, im out here giggling like a fool over hockey yaoi

ooohhh these girls are messyyyyyy