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this story so far feels very small and local, which is effective in setting the tone of isolation or fear from outsiders in terms of class. a certain desire to escape the periphery from some but a contentness from the children

good overview so far

i can see the ideas beginning to take root. it's interesting how both relatively privileged but also incredibly isolated and disadvantaged lauren is. i fear what the gun talk may be foreshadowing

is the neighborhood watch a justified form of escalation, if you could call it that? i feel like the violence will continue to escalate, maybe leading to the walls coming down

really speaking to the imagination. how can we get out of here instead of just waiting for the inevitable

this world feels so bleak yet accurate to so many places that already exist, except maybe outside our vision. the narrator's grappling with the pain around them is really fascinating and makes me wonder what will become of the people in this world. will they lay down and die? or will something radically change.

talked about anarchist community as an ecosystem. how things need to be more decentralized. powering current large cities sustainably isnt possible

k seems to be letting this case slip through his fingers, he keeps making strange decisions. yet he also seems destined to be suffocated by members of the court no matter where he goes.

fascinated by the atmosphere of this book. k seems like he's literally falling on deaf ears. like he stepped into another reality with its own rules

i like joyce's exploration of this new town and her place at the local paper. her struggles with zena beths affection are really frustrating to read, i wonder how she's going to resolve this