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Really good way to start February probably

“If I had told him the truth long ago, or had danced and drunk and sung more…. He loves a version of me that is incomplete. I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I’d like to be known.” Oh lord. Here we go. Already loving this Kristin Hannah ur getting a new fan out of me

Starting to lead me into a bit of a crisis

the interlude — wow — such a fun way to break up the novel & for me really solidifies Nunez’s voice as the author separate from the narrator’s voice

Loving this so far. Just read the ladies’ conversation on the role of men in society and literature — the reaction I have had to it has made me realize how little faith I have in men as a whole. Because yes — “… there is a form of bravery particular to men…. I have benefited from it. We all have.” while also — “much of the danger people find themselves in is caused by men.” The modern man is 👎