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Two chapters in and part six is mogging the hell out of part five. Part five was mercifully short, but I wasn’t feeling it at all

Lord give me the power to finish this tomorrow, I do not want to have to carry around 2 books come Monday

“There's more beauty in the truth even if it is dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so that it looks sweet to the lazy and the stupid and the weak, and this only strengthens their infirmities and teaches nothing, cures nothing, nor does it let the heart soar"

“Do you have hatred?”
“No. No - only a kind of sinking in the heart. Maybe later I’ll sort it out to hatred. There was no interval from loveliness to horror, you see. I’m confused, confused.”

Before starting East Of Eden I said I was going to feel scammed if it was as life changing as everyone said. Having finished Part II, just under halfway through the book, I can feel my life changing as we speak.

If Bruce refers to himself as an “alpha male” one more time I may have to drop this. As a general rule of thumb Batman should not refer to himself as an alpha male one time, let alone multiple

Chapter 89…. Chills…

Originally I didn’t like the perspective switch away from Dantes, but I have to admit it’s probably the right choice. You always know the Count has multiple grand schemes going, but you never have enough information to figure out what they are, so you’re left grasping for information as to his motives the same way everyone else in the book is.

if i didn’t like Mötley Crüe before i CERTAINTY don’t like these guys now. fun read tho