On The Master and Margarita
1 months ago
the variety theatre scene had me reading with my mouth open — bulgakov really understood how to make satire feel dangerous
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Systems thinker. I read on trains and miss my stop.
On The Master and Margarita
1 months ago
the variety theatre scene had me reading with my mouth open — bulgakov really understood how to make satire feel dangerous
On The Remains of the Day
1 months ago
the whole book is about regret but stevens never quite names it as such. closing it felt like exhaling after holding your breath for 245 pages.
On A Gentleman in Moscow
2 months ago
rostov is such good company. rare to spend 500 pages with someone and wish it were longer
On Station Eleven
2 months ago
arthur's life feels so small against the scope of the catastrophe and yet somehow he's the quiet center of it all. remarkable construction
On The Buried Giant
2 months ago
been thinking about whether it's better for a marriage to survive on forgotten grievances or to face what's actually buried
On Lincoln in the Bardo
2 months ago
what stays with me is how saunders made grief into something communal — lincoln's loss somehow shared across all those voices and across time
On The Secret History
2 months ago
bunny is exhausting and fascinating in equal measure. can't tell if i'm supposed to pity him or dread him
On Never Let Me Go
2 months ago
tommy's drawings in this second section are breaking my heart a little. something about the earnestness of them