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Atlas Long
is on page 188 of 464
I am LOVING the commentary around the pre-union working conditions from the 1910s in this book like shit was actually so brutal with locking their damn employees into buildings refusing to let them leave and other terrible working conditions. the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was a tragedy that killed over a hundred immigrant women and girls between the ages 14 and 23 bec they were trapped in that damn building
— Jul 09, 2026 01:34AM
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Atlas Long
is on page 322 of 464
"youre DYING by being kept captive in the tank *I* made for you??? surely a lake will work for a MERMAID" YOUR BOYFRIEND ISNT A FUCKING GOLDFISH BENNY
— 19 minutes ago
Atlas Long
is on page 320 of 464
this entire thing is so crazy for me to read like.... Benny is afro-Puerto Rican and he is being SO WEIRD about literally keeping this DYING merman in captivity because.... hes in love with him???
— 1 hour, 1 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 286 of 464
Jesus christ were these Italian American gangsters just yanked out of Godfather? the goons are literally named "Righty" and "Lefty" I'm losing my mind
— 7 hours, 14 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 280 of 464
"i hadn't considered that" 💀💀💀💀 you hadn't considered that the merman ur boss had you capture would be gawked at by thousands of people?
— 7 hours, 53 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 248 of 464
I just read this scene where the brown Puerto Rican with African ancestry is kissed by the white female character and she ran away crying and someone asked if everything was fine and I got SO STRESSED OUT like this is fucking 1910 OH MY GOD why is this scene in this book. I got the WORST flashbacks of American history
— 10 hours, 7 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 248 of 464
so the first mention of an Italian American character in this book is... a mob member. The first character with an explicitly Italian American name is a member of the Italian mob in New York? its the abusive, drunk ex-husband SEAMUS all over again
— 11 hours, 25 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 248 of 464
Río- literally imprisoned in a tank by humans for a sideshow attraction
Río- apologizes to Benigno for "suggesting he endanger himself more than he has"
what 😭
— 23 hours, 1 min ago
Río- apologizes to Benigno for "suggesting he endanger himself more than he has"
what 😭
Atlas Long
is on page 248 of 464
ah so now the only Italian American characters portrayed are mobsters 😂
— 23 hours, 2 min ago
Atlas Long
is on page 218 of 464
I dont think i can just go ✨️lol fantasy✨️ regarding these topics when the author decided to have this take place in New York as well as reference real tragedies that have happened so am i supposed to expect *these* things happened but somehow these characters who are a part of the menagerie are treated FAIRLY well when in actuality menageries put people In Cages. like P. T. Barnum is LITERALLY mentioned in this book
— Jul 11, 2026 09:39PM
Atlas Long
is on page 218 of 464
im wondering if there author is going to touch on the very real and very exploitative and cruel history of menageries, especially in regards to having PEOPLE as exhibits. considering this book has a merman as an exhibit you'd think this topic would come up. Im half way through and it has not yet and im a bit 🧍🏼considering the main character and also Madam Nayva being Indian and a little person
— Jul 11, 2026 09:29PM