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...may the Boddhisatva Kannon keep me.

Oh brave new world that has such people in it

This is something of a slough thus far, by far the least interesting and compelling Nabokov I ever encountered.

"He found her in the back rooms."

Not wise, I know this movie.

Next, dimly lit cellars and dark hallways.

'"Well, then, what sort of upbringing can you give your little ones, if you don't overcome in yourself the temptation of the devil who is drawing you into unbelief?'"

And thEn EvErybOdy ClaPpED.

Seriously, Levin finds this somewhat compelling and never, ever, in all of this asks, "hey, what evidence is of ANY OF THIS BEING EVEN REMOTELY TRUE?"

For all he knows, it's Allah who made everything.

...snail's pace here.

Dude meets some fishermen who are as confused about this bug business as I am.

Relatable, for sure.

If your 20 year old sister is clearly going through a crisis, make sure you a)berate her for it. b)tell her it’s not serious enough (even though she hasn’t eaten in days and has even passed out!) c)tell her she don’t get Jesus right! d)repeat this while you lecture her e)ignore her crying

Great job, Zooey

I get that sand is half of the title but there is so much about it, in such detail, that it’s doing my head in.

So now I know the diamter of grains of sand and need retain a bunch of insect related data. Eh…can we go back to people disappearing…?

Funny it ain’t.

Under a hundred pages to go! The rest is just notes. I am pushing 90%, despite what gr says.

"I want to enlist medical science with a new term: Arbeitskur."

...Did not age well, no. It sets you free...!

Hey Levin, since you like to talk about "your children" this and that, let me tell you what's gonna happen to them: death and/or exile.

Now maybe, just maybe, any of you sods had considered the crippling misery all around your pretty, pretty estates, things would not have panned out that way.

That's how the cookie crumbles. You'd end up in the same place, except I'm not sure you'd live to see 1917. But you might.

Kitty should so meet Piotr Stepanovich!

"I want to read the Gospel to the poor and destitute!"

"A sucker born every single moment, I swear,"

"What...?"

"Oh, absolutely nothing. Have you considered jumping from a bridge, though?"

First time around, I made it all the way to page 670. Hopefully, I’ll finish it this time. I am still so bored eith everything concerning Levine and Kitty, though.