Summan Ali > Recent Status Updates

LOVED IT LOVED IT

Chapter 4 was a tough read, emotionally speaking.

reflecting on the times I’ve not said no, the times I set my boundaries and the times I have said no and how much it has affected me - positively.
27 pages in and I realise I might need to journal and reflect more on my thought process and actions.

So far… I’ve been really - rock bottom almost. High on emotions. Thought I’d leave my other book (which I’ve delayed for over a month now) bc I’m not in the mindset to read & this book came to mind.

It’s exactly what I needed, it’s almost like the author’s picked apart my brain, the feeling of helplessness, rash & impulsive thoughts & decisions. Learning to rationalise the thoughts.

“Colleagues… people who are part of a clique at work, I feel anxiety and dread. ‘This person is going to talk behind me back’. Nobody has said an unkind word to me.

Omgggg that is literally how I feel everyday I’m at work, I hate how awful anxiety is, years of trauma leading to projection in my head like this

The argument between K & Y has me eyerollinnng. It’s like watching twt arguments by alpha males who view Islam through Andrew Tate… & Idek what Y has gone through yet with her parents but I stand by her for whatever she’s been through.
Love how im getting triggered (goes to show it’s written really well) but men do love dropping the how can you do that to your parents line, living in their own little bubble

As a woman I wanna acc punch kyung tae he’s so dense, it’s almost as if that’s how dumb men are sometimes 😭✋🏼
Yu-ra doing my head in too, beat that b UPPP please

I knew chunmi was a bitchhhhhhhhh bitch omg

Takemi is such a psycho omgggg

I was in a bit of a reading slump these last 2 weeks but decided to give this book a go.

I like how Muslims are included in this without the arabisation of the characters (iykwim). It’s refreshing.

So far:
Loving the characters, Yu-ra seems very cool, kyung tae just seems like a very interesting person & I can’t wait to get to know him.
Chunmi (a little bitch) - grating character but deffo adding the drama

The book touches on the mundanity of life, work, expectations of success/from family which is something I really needed to hear. Who we are is enough