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"I want you to remember me, she said: to be loyal she meant to that remembered woman, her happiness, beauty, promise of a future. Forever warm and still to be enjoyed. Forsake therefore the injured and angry person she has become. He too of course. Himself as he was then, the young idealist, aflame with righteousness. That person she wants perhaps, not this."

her writing is just so elite

Rereading this banger.

"women's subordination casts them in terms that are functional and relational ... a woman is often expected to play the role of a man's attentive, loving subordinate - to maintain a loving gaze toward the dominant, metaphorically ... women's indifference becomes aversion; ignorance becomes ignoring; testimony becomes tattling; and asking becomes extortion."

"I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me." OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OW OUCH IT HURTS OUCH

this book doesn't really work imo. will still finish bc obv hunger games 4ever but ... i have complaints

This book is incredibly well-written and researched. Admittedly, some of it is not really my area of interest, so I find parts of it harder to get through. That's a me thing though, Karen Hao did a great job.

I don't know if a book has made me think *this* much in quite some time.

deeply funny that someone with the surname english wrote a thorough, balanced history book about the IRA

incredible concept for a book but way too much info. i thought i was just being gen-z lack of attention span vibes but other people seem to have the same opinion

I'm absolutely fascinated by this book so far. Starry-eyed, but needed.

shit

fantastic

admittedly an amazing book but im having a hard time getting through it because it makes me so indescribably sad

i feel like im on a joyride and the wheels get closer and closer to falling off. having fun tho

i'm listening to the audiobook and she genuinely could be reading the dictionary and i'd be entertained. i love keke

just found out my libby loan is due in 5 days and there are 6 people waiting ... crunch time baybeeeeeeee

just noticed the cover art ode to john ... oh ... i'm gutted ...

i'll give it to them .... the dragon smut book is good

this book is showing me how the most mundane and boring things actually have such profound impacts im about to become a warrior for protecting municipal financing rates

feeling some type of way

incredibly overdue read for me

insane so far