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This book is so much better than I could have predicted

I thought I’d stick with the theme— lovers 😂

The plot is taking a long time to surface. 🐌 I’m not immediately captivated like I was with Crime and Punishment.. or even better, Brothers Karamazov.

I’m learning a lot about relational trauma, the adaptive child & how couples move from “you vs me” to “us”…. but I just hit a section where he somehow connects a patient not wanting to change diapers to anti feminism, BLM, anti maskers during covid, systemic racism & LGBTQ. It goes on for like 20 pages. Huge conceptual leap. Therapy should feel like a safe place.. the political framing is out of place

Oh Dostoevsky, how I’ve missed you