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And now Sylvia, who has debilitating pain after a bad accident, has asked Peter to bring her her prescription and not to come in the flat, only he’s forced his way in and proceeded to engage her in conversation about their relationship and have his usual long internal monologue about how much he misses having sex with her, only for the scene to end with him getting a hand job. Rooney writes women like men. I hate it.

I’m at the part where Ivan is looking back at his previous Incel-vibe ideas about feminism and pregnant women on public transport stealing seats from men who had nothing to do with their pregnancies and how being in the relationship with Margaret has changed his views on the world because now he understands what it means to view women as humans pretty much, and I want to throw up.

I am struggling so much with this.

I adore Elif Shafak and her socio-political and historical acumen. This feels as though it was written by someone completely different.

A giant DNF.

I very rarely put books down once I’ve started them, but this was just not a very good time. Nor was it a very interesting one. And I’m afraid I just don’t have time for that anymore.

Starting after a long fiction drought with something light that a friend gave me two years ago... brush off the dust cover.

Rereading so I can prep for the sequel. HELLO cuffing season.

Noooo this is such a slog. There’s a part of me dying to give up but for some reason I feel obliged to torture myself and carry on. YAWN.

Ugh I am so not into this, but I have to finish it for book club tomorrow and all I want to do is DNF it. REALLY not enjoying it.

Time for a reread of the series before Lethal White comes out!!

Chapter 11 of the audio : I hope Charlie becomes a better character. I despise her whiny ass right now.

Ugh, I'm so close to giving up. I know I'm in the minority, but this is so twee and I don't know if I can handle another 300 pages.

Finally got my hands on the sequel, so need to reread this first.

Finally got my hands on the sequel, so need to reread this first.