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Binging before I watch the movie. I like the premise it’s like I’m playing a game. I hate the writing it’s like reading a Disney tv show

Bought the book irl lol

I’m just not a fan of sci fin

I feel like I’ve never read something use so little words but paint such a vivid moving image in my head

Hell naw I’m shedding real tears over poetry about her dogs

Idk if I’m on my deriod but why am I lowkey tearing up 😭 I feel like I don’t even get what’s going on half of the time but I’m feeling something in my heart

These Greek gods are freaky

Holy yearning final boss

Lowkey this book is doing too much

PERSONA MENTIONED

Man I hate reading the pages with Dov

Nerds

I love this book cuz of woke

White people when they have tuberculosis : “this is the beauty standard”
White people when everyone else has tuberculosis : “they’re inherently dirty and evil people”

I’m loving every simile and metaphor he uses im actually seeing this book play out in my mind (this doesn’t usually happen that vividly)

This book is actually living and breathing holy

Wow…this is a really hard read…it’s really heartbreaking

☹️😬

I think this book will break me

What the heck am I reading

So far super interesting. She’s adding some nuanced commentary regarding the difference in magical realism and fantasy: the latter often having colonial undertones where the author gets to exercise control by creating a world, its people and the rules. Will write more in my thoughts when the book is done

What the hell

Time to start climbing again I guess who knows when it’ll be useful

Just read a really good chapter on racism in film and books and how oftentimes these portray racism as simply an obstacle that can be overcome and fixed by some “idyllic half retelling of history” rather than tackling the core issue which is that “racism is about power and the solving of it relies–in part– on people willing to give up on power”.

Hansu is still a shibal

Started today + gym read for a Goodreads monthly challenge

Hansu is a shibal