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Erin
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i love it. reminds me of virginia woolf - makes me feel less alone in how well selin's coming of age is captured - but it's modern and funny. i wonder how batuman curates this perfect mesh of overlaid stories in this order. and i really like the -mis monologues + the orchestra story. im amazed at how, in just 1.5 pages, such a full resounding story of universal loss could be conveyed so simply in a naive lens.
— Jul 19, 2026 08:38AM
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Erin
is 66% done
it's quite healing to be reading this book near the time i'm turning 20; the kind of book that i'm excited to revisit in 10, 20, 30 years to see how my reflections will change
— Jul 27, 2026 10:31AM
Erin
is 37% done
somehow every page seems like something i've read before, in the sense that i've walked down the same coming-of-age pathways and have vaguely shared selin's inner monologue. it incites a lovely sort of present nostalgia, and because i'm self-obsessed, i am in love with this feeling. also: rf kuang shared that taipei story was loosely inspired by batuman's narrative voice and i'm only getting more excited
— Jul 24, 2026 08:24PM
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been meaning to start this ever since i picked up either/or during freshman fall
— Jul 12, 2026 10:29AM