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This isn’t the product designer rep I thought I wanted, but I guess this is the product designer rep I get

Fuck May’s I Am poem is gonna make me cry

I’m pretty sure my grandmother did the same thing escaping to Hong Kong

Most of the book isn't scary so far. Until you get to the passages from the house and those are a doozy

This might be the book version of Unreal

I really like this book’s point about not minimizing your own pain. Your pain is valid

It’s a bit surreal reading a book about a city you’ve lived in.
But I agree. Central Square is kinda gross

Hm interesting writing style. I might like it. It’s very self aware

Important question. How old is Frank?

Once I gave up trying to differentiate reality from fantasy, I began to enjoy this book more

Wait wait wait. Pause. “For a special fee, you can take a personality quiz online to determine your zodiac affinity”??? It’s determined by your birth year. You just gotta google the Chinese zodiac and find your birthday year. Love capitalism! (Sarcasm)

Ah yes, a white woman seeking reparations from an Asian woman
(Insert sarcasm)

I wouldn’t characterize When Harry Met Sally as a light hearted film per se but I guess?

Reading Jess and Sharanya argue about coming out of the closet after watching Everything Everywhere All At Once just hits different

Second attempt with this book. And it’s weird. My dad’s side is from Malaysia, but I barely get any of the Malaysian references. I’ve always been more connected to my mom’s Canto/Hong Kong side though so it kind of makes sense. Just makes me sad I’m missing out on these references

A good quote: “‘It takes practice, talking about yourself and asking to people for what you need or want or expect from them.’”

Almost the middle of the year and I'm almost halfway through to my 100 book goal!

My less than 50 pages in prediction - Country Midsommar

Ooh a curse

Not a thriller book calling out thriller books for not all of them being thrilling enough

Calling Fight Club a philosophy? Ooh yikes a bit of a red flag my friend

The third person collective point of view is a bit jarring, but it works for the story this book is trying to tell

I think Perla’s crime here is more the impersonation and less the staying in a dorm room not assigned to you. Because people stay over. As long as your roommate is okay with it, it’s usually not an issue

Fun fact I knew someone in college who had a friend live in their room for an entire year because they couldn’t afford housing

Not gonna lie, Perla is pretty good at this faking you’re at college thing. She’s got the magic skill called grit

Whoa. Perla’s dad is causing some serious trauma to his daughter. It’s not her fault you chose to take care of her academics. It’s not her fault society views her as lesser than white people/men

I get really frustrated with parents who think like this

Just wait until he hears about classes where the highest grade on some tests are solidly in the 30s

Telling your kids “Don’t ever do this to me again” in reference to a D on a quiz can cause deep set trauma. Aka don’t do some of the stuff Perla’s parents did

The hard hitting truth of this book isn’t about academia and college life. It’s how expensive college merch is. Hence why I only bought a hoodie from my school store. Everything else came free from the various events

I hope this book pulls a Kissing Booth 3 and has Perlie going to USC for game design

Farm game? Which one? Stardew Valley? That one is relatively cheap (compared to other video games), so it wouldn’t require too much savings