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IX. Currently Reading?
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What are you currently reading (or just finished)?
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Mar 30, 2025 12:04PM
I’m reading a book called The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
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I’m 46 now, and I couldn’t help thinking: maybe this is a book I should’ve read at 20. The whirlwind of satire, surrealism, and scene shifts — it felt a bit too restless for the kind of focus and reflection I seek in books these days.
I don’t mean to criticize it — I respect it deeply — but I felt like I arrived too late to the party, and now I’m standing in the corner wondering what all the excitement is about.
Has that ever happened to you? A great book that didn’t meet you at the right time in life?
And if you’re like me and enjoy slower, more meditative reads as you get older… I’d love to hear your suggestions.
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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