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Interesting to see Harry call Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill two great prime ministers.

Churchill I can see, despite him being a massive dick. Thatcher... Her politics were very divisive as a whole. Maybe I should try to find some material that is a bit more positive about her instead of neutral. Because I think she was also a dick in both her personality and political actions.

It is funny because on his deathbed I could see how the dad thought the love (affaire) wasn't worth it. Not because he hurt the woman he married but his career. Someone who advices to go for a career instead of love (with a good person) has some loose screws.

Funny in my country I would think they would just switch to a different political party but I kind of forgot there are only two (?) in England.

Hmm... The only way I see them working out is if Harry gives up being the Tory leader? And then both doing something smaller in politics. Just one issue.

This is stressing me out. There is a reason why I do not read thrillers and only watch action movies.

Yeah i am skimming this. Vaseline 🙂‍↔️

I'm sorry but doing/trying anal while being stranded is madness.

My dudes. What if one of you gets an injury? In a place that zalf cannot reach?

This is actually stressing me out.

Yeah I am done for today.

He must be a man (crossdresser) right? Because of him saying: "Finally a real man in charge!". Not a trans-woman?

Such a shame though. I liked that they were so accepting of the fact she married a woman. Now it feels more like that character is the punchline of a really bad joke...

Maybe the playing with gender is more nuanced in Japanese?

🥹 that's lovely.

I adore Nakamura, Asumiko's art but this story is a bit boring. If you like food and take this in small portions, it is perfectly fine (boob fetish aside) but I'm just getting more bitter about the fact I cannot order all the food. 🥺

The kid is a brat.

Sometimes I cannot distinguish between good parenting, survival parenting, and very bad parenting.

"Yes, the image of a man well into his thirties having his heart skip a beat wasn't all that entertaining, but the fact of the matter was that the older a person got, the more sentimental they grew, and the easier their tears could be jerked."

That is a really weird sentence. Especially the last part? Translation error or a saying that makes sense in Japanese?

This chapter reminded me way too much about the time I learned about hucows... that was a weird rabbit hole to fall into.

I want to eat that Yoyo-men so bad 😭

"It was important for a man of Nakata's feminine disposition to maintain a healthy body,"

Hmm I think some different choices could have been made here. 'Slim figure' for example. Still something mostly women say but a bit less.. misogynistic? Sexist? Weirdly framed?

"A heavy-chested doctor did what to me?!"

Now why did I snorted at that? It is not refined comedy. This is on the level with poop jokes. Maybe worse because of the sniff of misogyny...

Oh man I think this part is full of puns! The translation is pretty good? But it just feels like I am missing some boob-related ones...

Sidenote: are puns (woordgrappen) truly where the Dutch shine? DISCUSS!

Wait, when does scurvy become a thing? After weeks or months? 🤔

I can vaguely remember a story about a student getting it after eating only instant noedels. I think I was surprised it took so long? Plus sailors were on sea for months. But what about their bowel movement?

... I am overthinking this.

I am really glad they found some toothbrushes. At a certain point 'unbelievable yet enjoyable' becomes 'truly some bullshit'.

When I think about childrens abuse under de the rich people I always think about the son on that onderzeeër (it is too late to translate). That rich fucker brought his kid on board and went way too deep in the ocean. The rich can get away with a lot.

I mean I get it but still it is Scandinavia in October..

I’m glad the author put their warning in the beginning or else I would have gone down the hyperthermia and survivalist rabbit hole.

So… Toby has the paranoia and street smarts.

Oh, well that is perfectly fine. For a moment I thought that would be the conflict.

Wait wife? I skim read the content tags at the beginning 😬

I think this one was the one I got interested in?

After reading book one I do not know how I will get over my dislike of Harry!

I really did not see that coming but I am an utter idiot when it comes to mysteries (Gavin Reads It All I could never) so that is not saying much.

Oh my fucking god I am a royalist. And I do not even like my king! Hopefully his daughters will prove why I think it is sort of a good idea to have royalty (with only soft power).

I am disgusted with myself though. All that tax money going to people who were lucky to be born. Jeetje. Ugh.

Although I am enjoying it, it feels strange that I am only halfway. Apparently this has 400 pages!

This is the downside of being an Old-Skool romance reader. I am used to around 250 pages. 400 feel excessive…

I sure hope he agrees that Celsius is far better than Fahrenheit!

Americans.