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I picked up this book and dropped it a long time ago (when I was still in college?) because I wasn't yet ready to think about my body as a vessel for pleasure - there was too much trauma to unpack.

I'm in a much better place now, and am able to follow along reasonably. Unfortunately I'm having a hard time understanding and following the metaphors Nagoski seems to base this book on.

I love this. The narrator's voice is young and curious without being naive and childish. The humor feels... Prachett-esque, almost?

I am enjoying the premise, and closed system environments are always fun to write in, but there are a few issues. A lot isn’t clear. The characters haven’t developed voices of their own in the story, which a good editor should have helped with. The world is well done, but perhaps a little more exposition was necessary early on to establish the “why” for the world as well.

I have always assumed books from this era were stuffy and pretentious, having consumed some indescriminately when I was 12. This book so far has exceeded expectations on all fronts:
1. Witty engaging prose, earning at least one snicker per page
2. Insights into the lives and minds of characters at once familiar and utterly unrecognisable
3. Does not have me bored or rolling my eyes despite being set in Amreeka

This book is such a masterpiece. It's written in clear, accessible language, and uses plenty of (anonymised) real life scenarios to illustrate the points that the author is making so that the reader can relate and see how to apply it to their own lives.

I love it so far but it's already a hard read because it hits so close to home.

'You are buying into the sentiments of your parents' cross-stiched pillows.' :')

Ned's dead. Because of Sansa. And the Others are here. I feel the chill in the air - both that of Bangalore, and that of my overactive imagination. :S

The past 3 days, I've been doing nothing but this. :D
Ned's sent Arya and Sansa back already. I've been reflecting on how the simple 'mordern' technology of even telegram sending could have saved the Starks (and Tyrion) a lot of trouble. Now I feel blessed to live in this age of technology. :P