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part textbook, part self-help (which i didn't realize until later), wonderworks is an exploration of literature as a tech that "troubleshoots" the human condition

here, angus fletcher adds his own studies in neuroscience to what literary cool girl jane austen must've thought while reading tom jones. here, angus fletcher also calls me his summer beetle, which stopped me dead in my tracks. 🪲