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I literally can't tell if I like this or not 😂😭😭 i'm so confused
— Aug 19, 2026 03:24AM
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poor Lily 😔😔 ugh i feel for her. fucking teenagers are so cruel (is she even a teenager?? surely she is) life as a teenager is chaotic enough and then you're also surrounded by other teens
— Aug 19, 2026 07:42AM
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this book was very clearly not written with me as the intended audience. maybe that much should have been obvious, but it's definitely obvious now
— Aug 17, 2026 08:32AM
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Aug 19, 2026 04:13AM
I usually find all of her books high up on an odd and philosophical scale… and I really don’t know how to rate them.
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Liana wrote: "I usually find all of her books high up on an odd and philosophical scale… and I really don’t know how to rate them."Right! I've only read Babel (and a short story but I barely count that one) and this one is very different. I feel like Babel had such an obvious story compared to this. This is more like.. blog posts. Mundane vignettes. But mundane is not necessarily a bad thing? It's not NOT enjoyable, but it's just... where's the story? The conflict? Does it need a story or conflict to be good? I'm confused 😂
same reaction, but I dnfed at 30% or smth, beacuse I was like I'm fine and there was nothing happening to keep me going, I need something like where are we going, there is no conflict at all 😮💨😂
SK wrote: "Can't wait for your review!!"Thank you bb!! 💞
Hana wrote: "same reaction, but I dnfed at 30% or smth, beacuse I was like I'm fine and there was nothing happening to keep me going, I need something like where are we going, there is no conflict at all 😮💨😂"I don't blame you 😂🫠 Honestly it does pick up somewhat once things start going wrong, I can't remember exactly what has happened yet at 30%, but it does pick up a bit around maybe 50%? There's still no conflict in terms of a story arc with a setup, conflict and resolution or whatever, but I feel like at least something real is happening now... instead of the big drama being that she doesn't know the word for passionfruit or whatever
Yeah, Kuang can be a bit... different. Hahah, can't wait for the full review though!!