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I know I know. The memes and all that shit but if imma hate something I need to peep it first (always been this way, true hater shit). Picked it up just to check it out and there were some genuinely really funny parts. It wasnāt that bad. Dragged little in the middle, canāt lie, but damn I didnāt expect it to be as sad as it was at some parts. Like damn man all this money, enough to let you do whatever you want, and you just wanna sleep all day? Super depressing in my eyes. It wasnāt as bad as people say it is. Ottessa Moshfegh got a pen on her, the awards make sense. If you gonna hate on it check it out. Be a true hater and have some substance to that hate.
Oct 19, 2024
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Pre 9/11 New York City really was wild AF. The idea of a drug induced hibernation seemed more enticing as ever the further I got in this book. To have enough money to do that feels like the true dream. I would say this is vaguely racist in some parts but āItās Ottessa bitch.! so we will allow it.Also we have all known a Trevor in our relationships so this is a siren call to stay away at all costs.
May 7, 2025
This world is a life sentence. Iām in a state of constant, low grade agitation. Crust gathered around my eyelids like dead weeds in the summer sun. Iām sitting in the line for the COSTCO gasoline station in Van Nuys, CA as I type this. Itās hot and stifling and the malformed waddler phenotype directly in front of me canāt for the life of her get her COSTCO card to read at the scanner. Iām seething, seething in my non-air conditioned 2005 Toyota Solara. It occurs to me that when the government decides to suspend the constitution & institute mass incarcerations, they wonāt even need to erect FEMA camps. Iām thinking forced relocation of insurgent population to COSTCOās around the country. it wonāt even be forced. Weāll all just move in & relish the the opportunity to finally, holistically Live in Bulkā¢ļø . In this moment, when being a total misanthrope comes as easily, as urgently as reaching for the glass of water on the floor next to the mattress (also on the floor), I canāt help but think to myself āthe narrator from my year of rest & relaxation is literally meā.
Fun, easy breezy read. Made me lol a couple of times. Middle part drags a bit, but the endingās brilliant. late to the party on this one, but glad I finally got around to it
Apr 16, 2024
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kind of hate this book iām reading, Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles, itās just like so self aggrandizing and smug. she keeps cursing like sheās talking to me in a loud bar about only herself.
hate it
love to read it
Jan 30, 2024
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Donāt be that person. Mf got a banana and a Celsius, something is going down and they need to make a quick exit. You got mad vegetables anyway, let the cashier breathe a little before they struggle to remember how to ring up them green onions you copping.
Mar 19, 2025
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Nothing better than giving someone a little squeeze to show them you got them. Itās always great when someone can sense that you need it and add a little something to the hug. Donāt settle for a dap. Get in there.
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I have no context at all but I love it. Feels like Iām missing out but thatās alright itās just good to hear somebody having a big ol belly laugh and enjoying this shit while weāre breathing.
Mar 17, 2025