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Two great quotes in Chapter 6: "Why do we have to meet absurdity with seriousness?" and "In situating the Holocaust outside of history, in placing it not just in the past but in an eternal future, Zionism has created a status quo in which the possibility of a second holocaust is given primacy over a holocaust happening in the present."

"Considering that the most brazen declarations are obfuscated from even nut grafs and margins, why bring up the subtle? Because in that subtlety one finds a more dangerous, insidious logic."

“The Chaser” left me absolutely speechless! I shed a tear and also said “ew” out loud. Excellent story!

This may be the best book of poetry I've ever read

I love the themes and imagery being explored in this book...but I'm sorry to say I'm not a huge fan of the execution. Certain parts that I feel like are important to the story are underdeveloped and the pacing feels both rushed and too slow. I do want to see what happens but I probably won't be reading as closely.

An absolutely rich text! Thank goodness I own a physical copy in addition to listening to the audiobook so I can highlight passages.

Thematically, I’m intrigued. Plot-wise, I have so many questions.

I’m going to be sad when this is over 🥲

Yet ANOTHER story made me tear up. This one was “Aaron Englund and the Great Great”.

"Announcing oneself to be not like the other girls expresses a hope and even a malformed desire for freedom. By joining in the belittlement of one's group, one gambles on the chance of being marked as an exception, and thus getting to be part of mankind."

I'm going to come back to this when later!