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I am loving this so far! It is interesting, engaging, and informative. It’s inspiring some very philosophical thoughts.

If this guy, James, had a load of photos with her in the media, but he couldn’t remember her existence, how come he didn’t have a mental breakdown seeing the photos? Did he think he was just drunk for the experience?

I’ve been away from this book for a little while, but I’m going to make a real push to finish it! It’s mostly that the size of the book is so intimidating I think, I read for an hour and I feel I’ve barely made a dent!

Finally started this evening! I was scared it might be a slog, at over 700 pages, but so far I’m finding the writing very enjoyable and engaging.

The unreliable narration style is interesting - sometimes you are aware as things are happening how she is misunderstanding, and sometimes it is revealed through flashbacks. I have hope that the plot will be satisfying but the awkwardness does make for uncomfortable reading.

“But such things as these were gathered from the letters of merchants and others who corresponded abroad, and from them was handed about by word of mouth only; so that things did not spread instantly over the whole nation, as they do now.”

This was written over 300 years ago.

Was about to DNF this because I’m not getting on with the writing style but I’ll give it until 25% because the reviews are good. I think it’s a little young for me so far.

I’ve just read a line I absolutely love-the present, regardless of what it entails, almost always comes with an inbuilt inertia, a resolute, robust banality.

Ahh this is so fun. It’s nice to mix things up a bit!