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Nar
is on page 262 of 417
“When society turns children into consumers and sexualizes products to sell to them, children begin to be seen, and to see themselves, as sexual objects, left powerless at the bottom of the social hierarchy.”
Banks demonstrates how capitalism and eroticization work together as systems of exploitation throughout the novel. And he pushes me to better understand how victims are groomed into perpetrators.
— May 23, 2026 09:34AM
Banks demonstrates how capitalism and eroticization work together as systems of exploitation throughout the novel. And he pushes me to better understand how victims are groomed into perpetrators.
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Nar
is on page 351 of 417
“The sole consequence of his dream is that he knows today that he’s not living in Paradise like he thought he was last night but in a fallen world and if he had a computer he’d probably be watching porn and jacking off right now”
Throughout the book, it is evident that his addiction stems from isolation and lack of human connection.
— May 25, 2026 07:39PM
Throughout the book, it is evident that his addiction stems from isolation and lack of human connection.
Nar
is on page 130 of 417
Some aspects of the professor are underdeveloped. Fat and intellectual feels a bit cliché.
— May 14, 2026 11:46AM
Nar
is on page 30 of 417
The writing style is intimate and captivating. Favorite quote so far is “Eventually he stopped talking to the iguana altogether because he came to enjoy and trust the silence between them as if the two of them were buddies in an old-time silent movie.”
— May 01, 2026 07:14PM
