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very excited about this one (thank you netgalley and simon books for the e-arc!)

around two weeks ago i saw cabaret on broadway and it reignited my love for the musical. naturally, i have spent the last two weeks watching different adaptions of it, including the movie, and it is now finally time that i read the texts that helped inspire it.

starting my journey with this novel today: decided to try out the method of reading a single chapter a day until i finish it. this may take me months, but its better than where i'm out now, and will also allow me to take in his details more thoroughly

it is finally time

got the opportunity to write a ten paged paper about the secret history for my sociology final ! (i've been waiting for this opportunity for years) ((deepest apologies to my professor who will have to read it))

... well that was a plot twist i guess?

FINALLY got my hands on a copy of 'The Emperor of Gladness' (aka Ocean Vuong's new book). Need the final few weeks of the school year to end so I can put all of my energy into reading this, thanks.

need to get my hands on ocean vuong's new book this instant.

taking a pause on this book during midterm week...

"Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves."

“She did not tell them to clean up their lives or to go and sin no more. She did not tell them they were the blessed of the earth, its inheriting meek or its glorybound pure. She told them that the only grace they could have was the grace they could imagine. That if they could not see it, they would not have it.”

rereading for class -- can't wait to discuss lesbian vampires !

"It was a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils"

"Rejection... can be the only antidote to delusion"

it is time i finally read this book (i've been putting it off for too long)

this is such a fun book to read for a book club as someone who has been to new york city countless times surrounded by people who've never stepped foot on the east coast. every meeting consists on me explaining the distances between parts of manhattan

who thinks i should start a substack as a mini collection of random thoughts, poems, book/film/music reviews, analyzing literature, and blogging my thoughts through college

now i have no acting skills whatsoever but i truly think if given the chance i could make SUCH a good hamlet

new quarter means my book club has a new read: my year of rest and relaxation! all i know about this book is that it's about a girl who hates her life so much she tries to sleep it away, and as someone whose only skill is that i can sleep for 18 hours straight on an average day, i'm scared to see how much i will relate

i'm taking a total of five courses this quarter: three math, one science, and ONE english. (everyone manifest that i pass my classes please and thank you). HOWEVER, the one english course i'm taking is full of books i either already love and can't wait to talk about, or have been meaning to read for years already. that being said: it's time for a hamlet reread!

started reading this while on the plane back to school with the intentions of reading a lot of it, however my connecting flight was cancelled and i was stranded at the airport (yay me!). BUT we have finally made it back to campus... which also means classes have started... which means i most likely won't be finishing this anytime soon, i fear.