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The start was so slow, I gave up

The start of the book is just as intriguing as I remembered.

The first time I read this book, I complete zoned out for the first third of the book and regained consciousness during the 2nd/3rd. So it feels moved to refresh my memory a bit.

Now questions:

It would be nice to know if MC has woken up multiple times before, but was unable to break free previously because the metal hadn’t rusted yet. Just a thought.

Re-reading this book because I read it in middle school and lost the book somewhere in my house, so now I feel obligated to finish it.

I read the first page and the main character is 12?? I jolted my head back a bit but okay, power to you sister.

From what I remember she makes better choices than me, so I guess this is the coolest 12 year old I’ve met so far.

A has never said Rhiannon’s name before while kissing? So why would they choose now to do it? I’m actually a little upset bc there was no reason for that.

A is literally ruining the lives of the people their inhabiting for what should be unrequited love. It’s very frustrating to witness honestly.

It’s been about a good 30-50 pages since I’ve last seen the word “Enormity” in the book. I am very proud of the author.

Also, I am having a very hard time believing the feelings A have for Rhiannon are reciprocated. Reading this book, it feels like A is forcing themselves into Rhiannon’s life and forcing their feelings upon her. I don’t feel any love.

It’s been a couple of chapters without the word “Enormity”. I think I’ve read about 30-50 pages without it. I haven’t been counting. But I am proud of the author.

I’m really having a hard time believing Rhiannon reciprocates feelings for A. And I’m really confused as to how A in day 6023 would know how Dawn feels for Vic… but okay I guess.

MC states that depression isn’t really dependent on the soul, but the body.

So when someone has a mental illness, and they inhabit the body, they then feel the symptoms of the body too.

Does this pertain to sexuality and taste as well? If so, how is MC so sure that MC truly enjoys what they like, and that it isn’t influenced by the body? Omfg why are we going so deep??

If MC were to wake up in the body of someone with D.I.D. Would they replace all of the personalities? Or just one?

And if it was just one, does that mean that they could be in the same body multiple times since that person has “multiple” people in that body (for lack of better words)

If MC were in the body of conjoined twins, would one of the twins be able to tell the other is off?

Hm…

Maybe I’m a hater. Maybe I hate love.

But MC is going to prove what love is to Rhi? That just made me cringe wtf. Maybe it’s time to put the book down

If I was Rhiannon I’d actually be so sick. Benefit of the doubt, MC has never developed feelings for someone in the way a normal person has. Or to have known them long enough to fall in love. But this feels so cringey and childish😭

On page 94

And I get this is like in the perspective of a preteen, but the declaration of love really lost me. You’ve known this girl for one.

Kind of hard to read, but I guess…

It’s 11:51 and I’m still on page 91.

But unlike MC I have the privilege of going to sleep and waking up in the same body the next day, with the book where I last left it in my room, able to resume right where I left off.

For this I am grateful, to not be in the same position as MC is.

“I am learning that a life isn’t real unless someone else knows it’s reality”

This is exactly how I felt about A’s character when I watched the movie. I felt like their life wasn’t real if only they knew that they existed, or if their existence was kept a secret by two people.

If anything I feel like A should write and publish a book, to solidify their existence even more.

I didn’t know what the word “Enormity” was when I started this book. I assumed it was equivalent to “Enormous”. Now being on page 77/323 (including the acknowledgement). I know now the words existence and it’s meaning. I assume if there is anything Levitham wants us to take with us after reading this book, it must be the word “Enormity”.

The book is starting off nice. Well paced

I like the book so far. I read the book up until chapter 13 last week. And today 6/19 I’m finishing the book as I picked up where I left off at 6/18 about 9pm and stayed up just to finish the book with the occasional twitter breaks