Whitney Atkinson > Recent Status Updates

walked into work today and a coworker left this on my desk because he recently read and loved it. ok sir, you have me intrigued. if this is a waste of my time, you owe me a latte.

i've owned this copy of the book since high school but am i crazy for thinking that's literally jacob elordi on the cover

god this is SOOO 2000s and i'm loving it. diet culture and mentions of the g spot and an obsession with being a career woman on nearly every page? i'm so glad we've progressed past this but god is it a delight to slip back in time a little

I WILL ONLY ALLOW SLOW BURN IN BOOKS IF U GOT ME GIGGLING LIKE THIS OVER EYE CONTACT. rachel gillig i would follow you into the dark and off a cliff

did trump help title this book orrrr.....

fuck it we ball. i'm reading my fav book as a kid

this is about to be some MESS. rubbing my lil greedy hands together rn like a fly seeing some shit

reading two books in a row with a main character named poppy. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

me immediately running to porn as soon as les mis is over. jean valjean forgive me

the good news: i'm almost at "bring him home" (yes i'm thinking of this book in terms of songs). the bad news: that means the infamous sewer chapters are upon us

did twilight teach us nothing about assuming that an undead man can't get you pregnant????

victor hugo. respectfully and lovingly. SHUTT UPPPPPPPPPPP WHERE TF IS COSETTE

nothing like flipping to a chapter titled "greece" and declaring "oh this is gonna get gay"

decided on a random saturday my 2025 reading goal is going to be 1 book

connell imprisoned when

i read little women WAY too recently to be comfortable with this girl going ice skating on a frozen pond 2 weeks before figure skating nationals while she's home alone. GIRL BE SO SERIOUS RIGHT NOW

reading space sci-fi from a time before anyone had ever gone to space is so trippy!!

i'm gonna keep it real with you, all the science talk at the beginning of this literally sent me to sleep but i can already feel it coming through with the wintry vibes!!

no offense but when does it get good again

A THREE YEAR TIME JUMP????? I'M ABOUT TO BE SOOO ANNOYING

i can never have kids because they will never mean as much to me as jo march does

accidentally picturing every man as timothee chalamet because that's all i know about the movie

i have never in my life been glued to the pages of a classic like this. devouring it!!

claire said do you mind if i dig up that religious trauma you have?!

i've only been reading this book for like a week but i keep recognizing scenarios in my day to day life where this info becomes relevant. i have yet to reach a point where im like "EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK" but at this point i cannot lie. i am stroking my mustache with interest

this is me pretending i remember what happened at the end of book one even though i only read it a month ago

i think i'll be in a retirement home by the time i finish this, goddamn. the plus size readathon ended like a week ago

carl hates philosophers so much and it's really the best. this book's writing is so good there's so many bangers.

if a man ever called me "a bon bon of a woman, deliciously round" it would be the 13th reason i fear

regret to inform the audience that i was clowning in chapter one and this is really just aight