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“I lost my native tongue, but I gained freedom of speech.”

“The body still remembers even if his brain doesn’t.”

“But her hope for a better colonizer was short-lived.”

Not them calling out the theater patrons as predominantly white! Love a musical lover

It’d be so interesting to know what Corey/Cory did leading up to this scene

I love how this is the plan and no one is questioning it

I’m Jessica Chen!

My plot twist idea: Jessica Chen never existed. It’d ruin like the entire story but it’d be funny

If your kid is super allergic to seafood, I recommend not serving any seafood dishes in case of accidental consumption

I don’t miss the days when getting into college was everything

I’m not actually sure the percent. Whoops

“I can now take another step in carving a path with this blade to attain a world of tranquility.”
What a sentence

“Give rage a home in your body and lend it your voice, and it wears itself out. Otherwise, it turns into resentment, a ghost of itself, and you can never kill a ghost.”
Hmm

“She was a thousand different reflections bound together.”

This book needs a serious slut shame culture warning. This stuff hits hard

I’m crying. That cat is the cutest baby

I can’t tell if the Gen Z voice is authentic or that I’m a fake Gen Zer and use dated slang

This book feels like an older sister spilling the tea

Youngmi writes in such a jaded Millennial/Gen Z way that just scratches an itch in my brain

Damn that birthday call moment almost got me crying

This book confuses me. I can’t tell it I’m supposed to like Edie or hate her. She’s both feminist and not at the same time. She’s imperfect, and I think that’s the point (but her love of Peter pisses me off)

Ooh I love the quote “What was authentic about my identity and what had been warped by my environment?”

Holy shit she knew Adnan Syed? Damn

I’m sorry how much is the mortgage?? Also you’re highly underpaying your assistant

God Corrine is a bitch

I love how this book describes voting for the first time. It’s super important to vote! Even in local elections!!

Ugh I’m getting the ick. So much corporate tech America is amazing BS. Sadly I’m on a train and have limited book options so I have to finish…

The process of being re-educated in South Korea is so fascinating. It’s learning how to be an individual

Is it bad that I miss the tech talk? Take me back to Silicon Valley!!

For a second, I hadn’t realized the pov switched and thought Bhanu was talking about her ex girlfriend and I was down for the potential queerness. But alas

For a second, I hadn’t realized the pov switched and thought Bhanu was talking about her ex girlfriend and I was down for the potential queerness. But alas