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I generally think most 🍆🍑 scenes in books are pretty off-putting (excepting the one in Inheritor by CJ Cherryh) but this one... 😬

Given the context I guess it makes sense but I didn't need to hear that, esp awful audiobook narrator being awful...

"Even a man who courts a maid thinking he has no rivals has one, and that is herself... He has to convince her that she will be happier with him than by herself, and though men convince maids of that often, it often isn't true."

Okay Gene Wolfe where was this feminism in the first three books, huh?

One chapter in and we are already quoting Moby-Dick! I love it!

Oh noooo this was written by a libertarian wasn't it

"You know what's wrong with scientific power? It's a form of inherited wealth, and you know what assholes congenitally rich people are."

Yes, Ian Malcolm is the know-it-all author surrogate but f it he's great.

You know, everyone was like "it's the bisexual dragon book!" and I'm not sure it lives up to that billing, at least in the first volume.

But no one told me this is basically Primer, because now I am sold.

We can all agree that hearing about someone's shroom trip is about as interesting as hearing about someone's random dream, right?

(cont'd) all of that day's interviews on it) and also Denver Brady is a horrible person that no one should idolize (but I will name my dog after his)."

Jesus Christ

"I will NOT let you jail an innocent man (who definitely committed arson) for murder (but I will also not provide evidence that could exonerate another guy who was convicted of murder because he did commit domestic violence) and I will NOT stand for suppression of evidence (but I will delete the video of my trainee assaulting a member of the public and also DESTROY THE HARD DRIVE with (cont'd)

Please tell me this book ends with the MC getting arrested jfc

Why do I get the feeling that the women this book was written for have "SSDGM" tattooed somewhere on their bodies. Or at least as a sticker on a water bottle or something.

"I promise that, as your psychiatrist, I am not to be swayed by the undue influence of my golf buddy who is also your godfather, your BFF, and your direct supervisor..." [paraphrased]

We are hitting ALL the conflicts of interest here!

This is fucking great

OH MY GOD it's Clueless Men: The Novel.

I now understand why so many women love this book.

When did we as a society stop doing fancy balls. I could go for a good ball.

I wasn't sure how to feel because this book is very long and it was dragging a bit, but Chapter 26 kicked it up a notch!

Man, Chapter 2 is almost literally my exact thoughts when I run a marathon 😂

Omg my heart has been ripped out of my chest 😭

Uuuuh wait maybe Louisa isn't great 😬

So for a while I was enjoying listening to this book, but wasn't convinced yet that it was the masterpiece everyone says it is.

BUT

Louisa has entered the chat.

I am so sick of Anne and George. 🤞🏼 they get killed first.

I'm honestly loving how often Herman Melville is quoted in this.

I could totally fathom Madame Kolkhlakov being a cougar but the 19th c. Russian equivalent of feet pics was not on my bingo card.

Over halfway through this 42-hour audiobook and Fyodor has finally been murdered (spoiler alert).

Not Madame Khoklakov as the original Amway hun 🤣

I dunno man, you're losing me at "she hears infrasonic ultrasound."

No spoilers, but the chapter in this book titled "A Squeeze of the Hand" is much less hilarious than the one in Moby Dick...

"Then, suddenly, [the egret/ibis/random white bird that hangs around the Miami Seaquarium orca show] drops from the sky to the middle of the stage out of nowhere, like Lady Gaga at the Superbowl."

The timeliness with which this book has come into my life is nothing short of uncanny.

"I feel like the world is divided into two types of people: people who know loss and people who don't."

Woof, also very relatable.

The DVD mom wants to watch disguised as a present is soooooo relatable omg 😂