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it’s so beautiful how a book can bury itself under your skin without you even needing to finish reading it for the first time. barely halfway through and I already know that I will probably carry pieces of this book in my heart forever.

I can already see this book as a Studio Ghibli film in my head—but I don’t actually see it as “The Boy and the Heron” yet. in my head, the atmosphere is closer to slower, less fantasy-focused films like “From Up on Poppy Hill” and “The Wind Rises” than it is to “Spirited Away” and the actual movie it became. interested to see what aspects of this story were picked up by Hayao Miyazaki.

I am a Studio Ghibli fanatic. I absolutely love the magic of all the films, and I felt seen when watching the characters love their lives; it was as though they were me in another world. Learning more about Miyazaki himself and seeing how his life and his experiences fed into his works will be really interesting. I’m exited to see the genius behind Studio Ghibli.

I am so so so excited. I’ve wanted to read this book for so long! Already in love with Augustus Waters and I just KNOW something horrible is going to happen. I really don’t want Gus to get hurt….

So engaging! I love the quick pace and the jumps between time. The humor is just right for me too.

I am so invested now 😭 The switching between present and past is slightly confusing (and the past is clearly what the author is more interested in at the moment), but it helps paint a larger picture of the world and the current events.

Very interesting!

Hate her.