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This is hilarious, very cute, whimsical, very INFP vibes. Love it so far.

I tremble at the fact that Eckhart Tolle is 78 years old.. What will I do when his time inevitably comes..? 🥲 the world needs you so much.

Some elements of the story are reminding me of Jane Eyre at this point 🥹 which I love. It is a gothic novel after all.

I knew what to expect, but still, the slow descent into debauchery is making me a little depressed… Like I wanted the characters to have more willpower or something, it makes me disappointed in a way. Alas, I expect it will only get worse from here onwards…

It is one of the most engaging books I’ve read in a long time though!!

I’m about to be so pissed off if Matilda doesn’t fuck off soon…

This book is not doing good things for my phobia of men… Scariest thing I’ve ever read.

A sensation of burning to death. And excruciating though it is, I cannot pronounce even the simple words "it hurts."

Her spirit is still there

For My Frozen Blood, A Burning Syringe...

Dostoevsky is my Daddy.

I cannot belieeeeeve how good this is right now! Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this one?
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'1984' is for sure the superior novel, but this is still interesting! BNW puts more emphasis on the technological aspects of a dystopian world. Huxley's depiction of the "relationship" between men and women seems on par with the direction we're headed toward nowadays... (I'm not totally against it, but it'd be nice if monogamy was still an option lol) Also pleased with the use of Shakespeare as a gateway to the past!

I'm not sure if these are just common themes in Japanese storytelling/folklore, but 1Q84 is really starting to remind me of Spirited Away. The alternate-reality/parallel world parts are one aspect of it. There's also a very specific, kind of existential, wistful feel that radiates off of Japanese stories in particular. This chapter about the abandoned 'Town of Cats'. It's incredibly beautiful and thought provoking.

Pt.2
- He's not even a charming psychopath like Alex DeLarge or Patrick Bateman - there's nothing likeable about him at all, his inner-monologue is cringey as hell. Any personality that he might've had is all-consumed by an obsessive passion for diddling little girls (the shock factor wears off and it gets boring real quick). I can't help but think I would've enjoyed this more if I was just a tad bit more naive.

Pt.1
Soooooo disappointed by this. I always expected to enjoy this book so much. Obviously the writing is beautiful, it's amazing how vivid the aesthetics are, I even feel like I'm seeing what life in America looked like in the 1950s; Nabokov is talented, undoubtedly, it's just that I can't stand reading anymore about Humbert Humbert's fucked up fantasies -

Way better than P&P thus far. I'm impressed!