Jackie’s Reviews > Tress of the Emerald Sea > Status Update

“We want to imagine that people are consistent, steady, stable. We define who they are, create descriptions to lock them on a page, divide them up by their likes, talents, beliefs. Then we pretend some—perhaps most—are better than we are, because they stick to their definitions, while we never quite fit ours.” (297)

Why tf is there a talking rat man