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Jacob Medina
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“In all things they are proud of you, satisfied, and they have retreated to the warm distance from which pride and satisfaction travel. You all get along well.”
— Apr 08, 2024 07:14PM
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Jacob Medina
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“The truth: I found it neither natural nor fulfilling nor beautiful nor fair”. (A father’s hatred of his son from birth.)
— Apr 24, 2024 04:22PM
Jacob Medina
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The further I read, the more I understand DFW was a troubled genius.
“The trick to this situation is that you’d have to be 100% honest. Meaning not just sincere but almost naked. Worse than naked-more like unarmed. Defenseless.”
— Apr 17, 2024 07:33PM
“The trick to this situation is that you’d have to be 100% honest. Meaning not just sincere but almost naked. Worse than naked-more like unarmed. Defenseless.”
Jacob Medina
is 51% done
I think DFW’s style wears thin. And it kinda drives me nuts how vulnerable his characters are.
— Apr 17, 2024 07:02PM
Jacob Medina
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“It felt demeaning and pathetic to feel forced to buy patience and empathy.”
— Apr 14, 2024 06:58PM
Jacob Medina
is 31% done
Wallace’s writing style in “The Depressed Person” is getting on my nerves. Why beat around the bush and continuously emphasize who’s talking to who? I get it. It just feels like it fills up the page unnecessarily.
— Apr 14, 2024 06:52PM
