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Ricky
is 88% done
Kind of sweet but very monotonous. There's a major life event that happens that is intermittently a source of pathos but mostly it all feels very flat. I'm torn between thinking that it's important for culture to have stories of good parents and things going well, but when most things are pretty idealized, it makes things feel flat
— Aug 23, 2026 07:58PM
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Ricky
is 21% done
This book is like reading the Tao of Pooh, or maybe one of those illustrated little books like the one about the horse and the mole that got turned into that insufferable oscar-winning animated short film, where the characters speak in platitudes and every scene is meant to illustrate a really cheesy life lesson or make some kind of remark about how sweet everything is, but also how heteronormative these boys are...
— Aug 23, 2026 08:16AM