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The book is really getting into the themes of what makes someone actually human. Is it their memories, their fears, their mistakes, etc. It really feels like the author took feedback from “Watermoon” and something similar but more refined!

Been a great book so far (at the beginning of the Third Leg). The theme of dealing with your internal “baggage” (ie grief, anxiety, insecurities, etc) and letting go is such a powerful one. I think the train being built on fragile emotions really adds to the “Ghibli” vibe that this book has, even more than Watermoon did.

The book has definitely found its stride in part II, still think the multiverse-style is good but maybe distracting from the overall plot

Following the three different Vis has pretty much made the audiobook a no go, reading physical/digital is way easier to keep up with the different worlds

Make sure you read the interlude on the authors website first. So much to catch up on

Loving the themes of academic anxiety that littered throughout this book. If you have ever been someone who has chased academic honors or gone through higher education, then you know this exact feeling.

Love that Kuang is using a Greek heroes journey style setup for what is very much a not heroic but actual selfish reason birthed from anxiety