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sorry to hijack the everlasting for this but once again telling the people: if you like books like these (playing with form, about stories as empire, Big Brain TM) i’m begging you to read the empire without end duology

I know an egg when I see one, owen mallory

listening to the audiobook with the author’s cats while catsitting for her so they can understand they have a cool author mom (they don’t care, they just want food)

listening to the audiobook with the author’s cats while catsitting for her so they can understand they have a cool author mom (they don’t care, they just want food)

deeply annoyed by yet really relating to this querulous oversharer of an MC

officially time for the break glass in case of emergency book

that scene continues to be the most beautiful, most jewish scene of anything ever. that is judaism in a chapter.

unfortunately being a mood reader means this isn't the vibe and I need it to be the vibe cuz I need to love this to its maximum capacity, so i'll be picking this back up soon but pausing for now

yallllllllll kat dunn is read up on her hamlet scholarship 😍😍😍 this is about to be so perfect and precious to me

the more of this book that I read, the more convinced I am that 90% of the critiques I see about it are 1. incredibly bad faith readings 2. antisemitic 3. lesbophobic (I KNOW y'all would not be saying these things if Nimrah was a man) 4. a striking lack of media literacy

THE ROCKS ARE GAY!!! (hermaphrodites!)

did not think i’d be reading a white man scifi in the year 2026 and much less during the sacred time of my birthday month tbr but here I am and i’m so happy about it

even though I remembered (logically) I forgot (experientially) just how beautifully, unapologetically, in-your-face Jewish this book is in even the most micro of writing choices

deeply obsessed with the representation for the specific brand of autistic gay person for whom gayness literally Would Not Occur to them as a possibility until someone tells them that gayness exists

unfortunately having to interrupt the trans rights readathon TBR for 👀reasons👀 and goddamn this book is wasting no time

is that…. a dora the explorer reference??????

“prefers fruit over seeds” as a euphemism for being a lesbian is WILD

TRICKSTER CHARACTERS ALERT!!!!! OH MY GOD I DIDNT EVEN KNOW I WAS YEARNING FOR THIS

first one of my most anticipated releases for 2026 and she’s starting out STRONG guys

bro you’re telling me that celia (using shakespeare’s names) falls in love with oliver because he saves her from being literally kidnapped and sold as a sex slave????? will my guy that’s a wild thing to leave out

Y’ALL!!! SOUND THE ALARMS!!!! RING THE BELLS!!! ITS GIVING T KINGFISHER MEETS TAMSYN MUIR!!!!!

okay i’m immediately obsessed with this!! I love books that are doing unique things

approaching the final 10%… based on the way everyone is talking about this book, these final pages better be a gut-puncher

autistic man and comphet lesbian…. I see you 👁️

I knew my yuri senses were tingling ☝️😌

this book is really making me want to rewatch kill your darlings

someone tell james the stuff you put on your eyelids is eyeshadow not mascara

we are finishing this book today 🫡