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the world building + is reminiscent of handmaid's tale, but i felt like there + was more exploration of the inner workings of + <i>why</i> + society is that way; the feminist context shines through + especially towards the end, when the plot only works because the + men are all arrogant assholes, which was satisfying but a + bit one-dimensional. + </blockquote></li> + </ul> + <h2 id="feb25">february</h2> + <p class="notice"> + started reading a weekly newspaper which had quite the + impact on my reading time. i have a test subscription for + 10 weeks, let's see if i can figure out how to balance my + reading out... + </p> + <h2 id="jan25">january</h2> + <ul> + <li>Record of a Night too brief, Hiromi Kawakami + <blockquote> + the first half consists of surreal dreamlike short stories + that only refer to their protagonists as 'me' and 'the + girl'. second half is two longer stories. i enjoyed + interpreting what everything might mean, but wasn't + particularly drawn to the book because of the episodic + nature at the start. read the second half in one afternoon. + </blockquote></li> + </ul> + </section> +</details> |