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Thoughts so far: prophetic. Which is a terrifying thought

Notes for myself: Changez doesn’t perceive E to be an actual human. Too enamoured with his own feelings — blinded by lust and potential; can’t see that E sees him only as a friend.

Did he ever see her as anything but? Language used in book is often gendered and there have been comments objectifying women — relating objects to

...no

Slow moving and our main character being intentionally obtuse about the repercussions of time travel — her inability to critically think about anything other than what is placed in front of her is deeply irritating me

I saw a video of reigning chess champ Magnus Carlson being cute and now I’m here, re-reading this

an unhinged book for unhinged times, although to be fair, my expectations are low

the internet's book boyfriend is basically a 2016 fuckboi.

Well written, insightful but dense