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i finally finished “How We All Lose” after days and days of trying to read it. this over examination of other people’s work was really lost on me. i think it’s deeply important to critique the work you read so i understand the idea. there was just too many references and jumping around happening that had my brain scrambled. good message though. read critically!! 2/5

“In Gone Girl, Amy talks about the temptation of being the woman a man wants, but ultimately she doesn’t give into the temptation to be “the girl who likes every fucking thing he likes and doesn’t ever complain.” Unlikable women refuse to give in to that temptation. They are, instead, themselves. They accept the consequences of their choices, and those consequences become stories worth reading.” 🗣️

i just read about competitive Scrabble for well over a combined 30 minutes. combined because i fell asleep halfway through it. queen’s gambit vibes but seriously?