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The part where he realizes how he is mistreated by his "friends" is heartbreaking. I had a similar awakening myself, being neurodivergent.

"I knew I was cheating on my husband for the right reasons (having a lover makes me even more inaccessible and mysterious)."

GIRL WTF

The protagonist transforms all the minute society expectations into neurosis. It's unbearable and I'm teaming for her downfall.

He wants to be smart just so he will have friends aND be able to talk, discuss and connect with other people.

It's fun, but dear God, it is trashy.

I love how this paints the environment and how it subtly builds the sapphic subtext.

I finished the hardest part: the Conscious Spending Plan. Out of all financial gurus, Ramit is the only one that allows you to spend in what you love and is important for you - the difficult part lies in determining what these things are. It really forces you to look inward, touch your dreams and figure out how your perfect life looks like.

I think the author could have used an editor to trim away parts that break the rythm a little bit, but nothing serious.

"...qualquer pessoa de bem tolera as putas, com a condição de sentir pena delas. Lucy, do a demais de si mesma, privava as mulheres de família do exercício da compaixão."

"I'm not obsessed with stealing Asian culture - I mean, before The Last Front, I had no interest in modern Chinese history whatsoever."

"She's a short, petite woman wearing a very crisp suit jacket. Kim Jong Un's girlboss propagandist sister immediately comes to mind, only because I'd once seen a news photograph of her wearing a similar suit and sunglasses, but of course I can't mention this comparison out loud."

This is hilarious.

Page 2 and it's already riveting.

I really prefer Anne Boleyn as a character to Mary. She was an ambitious courtier, but at least she was transparent about it.

Okay, this is ridiculously entertaining.

Her father sent her to rehab because she was taking SUPPLEMENTS. As in over-the-counter, vitamins, regular supplements.

How was that even legal? Britney should sue the rehab clinic for taking her in (and the government of California for allowing the conservatorship in those terms in the 1st place).

How come I've only found out Britney had a 2 week thing with Collin Farrell just now?

Damn, tragedy used to run on the family. Also, it was nice to see references to young celebrities: Christina, Natalie Portman, Keri Russell and of course, Justin Timberlake.

I love how this gives a different insight into Greek mythology. Minotaur, for example, is seen as a monster for us, but Miller shows he was just an agry, hungry creature that knew nothing but disdain and darkness. I actually felt bad for him.

Everyone is reading this, so I'm part of everyone now.

I'm 50 pages in and I already understand the hype.

Okay, now this is getting good.

Goodreads is right about this. The author's atyle is reeeally pretentious. I wonder if the author is trying to compensate for some lack of substance.

It's getting better when it comes to gender and money.

That part where he romanticizes the life of hunter-gatherers and calls agriculture a scam was REALLY hard to read. I almost DNF'ed.

So, she is dating a rich guy AND wants to get the attention of his dad?

Look at me, reading this after everybody else.

Why am I an Asabe fan girl now?

It's picking up pace really fast. I read 40% of it in one night.

Até então, este é um dos livros mais pé no chão sobre educação que li até aqui. A ênfase científica de Zagury era exatamente do que eu precisava.

I don't think the HBO show will be able to show all of these. There's a lot more dark things happening than in Game of Thrones, and in a shorter period of time.