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I feel like this book reminds me so much of my own life. I haven’t been through nearly as much trauma as Jude, Harold, etc but i feel like there’s something connecting my own experiences and everyone elses’. I’m coping better with the difficult themes then i expected but this is a traumatic read. It worth it though, it’s beautiful.

I’m getting too sleepy to read a lot at a time but it’s good. It’s getting sad though. I feel bad for JB because of his drug problems and Jude not being able to forgive him. I also relate to Jude’s fears of intimacy and a relationship, and how he describes his rotting flesh. I hope things get better for the four of them but i think it will only get worse. I don’t think this book is good for my mental health

I feel like i know the characters so intamately, especially Jude.

Really good. The writing is incredible and I’ve left sticky notes with my favourite phrases/paragraphs. The characters are complex and very well-written, with carefully considered backstories and personalities. The perfect book to get me reading again.