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Meow I do Stan this series

I already loved Kiran Desai from her book event… and after reading approximately 10 pages omg do I love her more.

Someone throw me into sally Rooney’s brain goddamn I’m quaking

Claire Keegan… what a mind you have

This book is very hard to read on the subway. I need to give it 100% of my attention, which means it is not a casual read but that it’s written with incredible intricacy. I’m enjoying.

I’m having a good time

Copying Leila's updates with a sick quote...
"Woman, in Rakim's schema, was intended to be the 'earth', she grounded man, who was himself pure idea, who 'dropped science', and I was, in his judgement, far from where I should be, at the root of things." (p. 290)

Thank you Will Sampson

I love Zadie Smith and her sarcasm and satire and seriousness. She is a great author, and this one beats the already amazing White Teeth

I don’t want the book to end :(

thankful to read this book almost a year and a half after buying it with Leila. So far very good

Y’all this book is JUICY and I am obsessed and everyone needs to read it and Ann patchett was just right

I reluctantly read this book for a friend, and it impressed the shit out of me!

This book is painful…

People have quite interesting reviews… maybe it wasn’t marketed correctly but the book is well written and gripping af

This book is fearless and I am obsessed

The first book of 2025 is my favorite book ever. Is this how the rest of the year will be? I am okay with that

Sen is a great economist but a poor writer. I am dragging my feet while finishing this book- it’s so boring

I’m experiencing a bit of psychosis now