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KNEW IT

help im so bored

part of the zainab murdabad cult personally

i cannot stand samsa and yet i am convinced eva baltasar could make me empathize with her if i read the book from her perspective

“How many centuries have to pass before a woman can give birth without it looking like an experiment?”

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Boulder
Eva Baltasar
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for a character who has had no screentime i love ceredin

this last bit is sooooo unnnecessary if everyone is care abt doesnt survive im going to be mad

ive a feeling HE is going to die but he should suffer

the world is fucked when someone like philip starts making sense

the most chaotic dinner party ever

Ash pressed his lips together, not quite a smile. “Why would I do that? You are absolutely terrifying.”
“Thank you.” Bel bowed her head. “So you…do you believe me?”
The knot clenched; she waited.
“Yeah,” he said.”

chapter 5 talking about a book with a lot of backstory and hinting that something interesting/exciting is coming is so meta

maia (the protagonist) being this outwardly kind person who considers the needs of everyone in the room in a world where decency is not afforded to those of rank is just fucking beautiful

there is so much emphasis on how pen has slimmed down which seems counterintuitive to the beauty standards of the time

the subtle court politics at play already

Opportunity, equality, freedom, prosperity. You know you’ll be discriminated against. You know you won’t be accepted as one of them. Your name is too foreign. Your skin is too yellow. Your tongue skips too lightly over their language. You still go. You won’t have citizenship. You won’t have property. You might not even have safety. But you still hope. This is the dream.

in a move i did not think was possible, this book has gotten sadder

i love this book so far

this is so fucking good and so fucking sad

this is good gre practice but it might be too pc for the sake for being pc

I’ve never figured out a book before but this one is sooo obvious

i know the twist

please look away as i start yet another book