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THIS BOOK IS GIVING ME STRESS. What a trainwreck. She keeps digging her grave.

Only reason why I’m taking small steps to listen is bc juniper is unbearably brazen without any, ANY self reflection. I need time and emotional preparations before I continue ..

Listening to this book is definitely an experience. Where to begin? I know it’s a dark satire from the author about the world of writing and how themes such as privilege and racism are grasped through a white woman having a writers inferiority complex and somehow entitlement at the same time. I don’t know how much I can handle, it’s painful but I keep listening.

Every time I think I can’t gasp further she definitely surprises you with her brazen attitude and denial. While reading, I’m getting secondhand embarrassment and shame as she continues to be insufferable.

Damn, heartless bitch had a name: Juniper. Inferiority complexes are truly scary.

Okay I just read the synopsis. A bit too fast with giving my thoughts and a hurdle and plotlines are about to come. One of the pitfalls of going in blind.

Honestly, it’s a rough start.. I find it difficult to hear about the jealousy and constant comparisons between her and Athena. Ironically, I imagine myself reacting to her successes as something as a cheerleader would do. I would love having successful friends bc they deserve to be recognised. It doesn’t say anything about me as a person and what I have to offer. But I will still keep listening.. #staycurious