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Find it so bizarre teachers (and that police officer he mentioned earlier in the book) could harm kids as punishment. Saying his hands hurt too much to open the door after he was beaten is horrifying to me, sounds so excessive. I'm glad the headmaster "retired" soon after, and got humiliated at the assembly making that announcement, but it's a shame he didn’t lose more than his job.

— Jul 31, 2025 12:00PM

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— Aug 22, 2025 09:41PM

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— Aug 22, 2025 09:14PM

Emi is on page 99 of 469

I try my best to read a chapter each time I sit down to read this, but the chapters are pretty long and I find myself zoning out partway through, so I've been allowing myself to stop when there's a break. It's interesting, I just don't find myself struggling to put it down like I do with a good fiction book.

— Aug 21, 2025 11:58PM

Emi is on page 96 of 469

'But the biggest surprise was Charlie Pickles. The scowly subeditor took me into his bony arms and actually hugged me, saying, "Ahm goon' to miss thee, Stewart." It was a moment that I can characterise as... intimate.' 🤣🤣🤣

— Aug 21, 2025 11:47PM

Emi is on page 87 of 469

Whenever I read older books, and books such as this one remembering stuff from a long time ago, there are moments such as Charlie's reaction to 'intimate' that reminds me that pearl clutching isn't an entirely new thing. Did Charlie understand the word 'intimate'? 🤣

— Aug 21, 2025 11:02PM

Emi is on page 83 of 469

— Aug 09, 2025 03:22PM

Emi is on page 78 of 469

I didn't take him as one that believes in spirits! But I am admittedly a believer too (had some bizarre experiences I still avoid thinking about because they're distressing), so I am looking forward to reaching the parts that he foreshadows here (more ghost stories, haha).

— Aug 09, 2025 03:14PM