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This is feeling less like a story and more like the author's musing on grief tied loosely together with a thread of a story

I just saw a clip of Jonathon Bailey reading this part for an audiobook and it made me confront I've been doing Gru for dracula's voice in my head

Ha ha I knew it

I have to admit... the main characters are not garnering much sympathy from me. Feels more like an ESH? Maybe that's the point

This book will not get higher than a 4 star at the end because the author likes to begin 75% of the chapters with an extended description about a planet, city, and character, just for the character to briefly comment on the main plot events. It is driving me insane

Ruth's well-meaning but thorough desecration of the beloved stethoscope manages to be both hilarious and painful lol

Amused that the author made a point to defend Sacco's racist tweet as misunderstood social commentary on disparities between whites and blacks when he has given no such grace to any of the other individuals in this book. Even more amused that he admits it's because he's also made jokes that "seem racist on their face" but are social commentary. Ok bud. Feels rather oblivious for how self-aware he's been thus far.

Just confirmed this guy is a PhD which explains a lot about his story telling (derogatory)

"Technology implies belligerence" does it though

I do not appreciate the author's assumption that anyone reading this has wanted to off themselves?? Also incredibly bleak perspectives on parenthood, sheesh

I already love this book so much. So many beautiful nuggets of wisdom tucked in!

This is horribly depressing

Getting tired of the refrain because-Madonna-did-it-it's-actually-feminism

Really loving this until the *checks book* 28 page description of a woman flying an airplane over a volcano... hoping this is not indicative of the rest of the book

Her concept of God feels very abstract and impersonal (than what mine own is, but we are of different faiths), and she seems to separate this "creative force of Love" from God, which feels odd, but also provides some interesting perspective on how she portrayed the fight between evil and good in A Wrinkle in Time.

Biblically accurate angel

Curious to see whether the author will recognize her own inconsistencies about what is "real" feminism but she's avoided fleshing that out so far. This is meticulously researched though, so has been a fascinating, if not slight depressing, read.

"Porn does not inform, or persuade, or debate. Porn trains.”

Eh what's another book

This guy manages to be pompous and sincere at the same time. "I ordered authentic Evian water from France for my bread because the water in NE New York is too acidic." A few moments later: "wait hang on what am I doing to the environment if this is the key to my perfect loaf."

*next chapter* "Can you believe DaVinci put leavened dinner rolls in The Last Supper?? It was a Passover!!"

Good stuff tbh

Inside me are two wolves. One says, "finish the books on your 'Currently Reading' shelf." The other says, "unsuspend all your holds on Libby and just take turns reading chapters until a book sticks."

Surprised this guy hasn't broken his arm from how hard he pats himself on his back

Taking turns being annoyed with the 3 POVs

Please let it be aliens

Adrian Tchaikovsky--the author who introduces you to a cornucopia of obscure vocabulary to communicate *just* the right idea, but also uses one word to the point of embarrassing his editor. Has used "reckon" at least 10 times in the back half of the book. That may be a conservative estimate because it is making me want to throw my phone each time I read that a character reckoned something.

Emma for the love pls stop eavesdropping on people the 2nd hand embarrassment is killing me

HAWKES THE FOX