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river taylor
is on page 43 of 816
I’m finding myself to be really annoyed with JB (probably because I find the whole Starving Artist archetype to be incredibly irritating and poorly carried out in a lot of media), but the description of JB knowing why Jude would hate the portrait he’s making was so lovely to read. I feel like there’s so much intimacy in knowing someone so deeply that you know exactly what it is that they’re insecure about
— Apr 27, 2026 08:52PM
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river taylor
is on page 176 of 816
The novel just shifted from 3rd person to 1st; I’m suddenly so confused on who’s narrating now
— May 26, 2026 08:51AM
river taylor
is on page 98 of 816
Finished section 1; Very interested in the dynamic between Willem and Jude, especially after the backstory involving Hemming. Would love to learn more about JB besides his little artsy career. And I’d love to read more about Malcolm, I feel like I’ve learned more about how he feels than seeing him actually get to do anything
— May 05, 2026 07:35PM
river taylor
is on page 13 of 816
Very much easier to read than I had originally assumed it would be. Yanagihara has a very interesting style in which they feel the need to explain the context in everything with a drawn out backstory, which is probably why this book is 800+ pages
— Apr 24, 2026 09:13PM
