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I finally finished THE STORY OF THE STONE this morning! It was great (aside from the bit at the end maligning the women, who‘re the book‘s main focus despite Bao-Yu‘s central character status), and the last five pages took me half a frickin‘ hour to read because of this adorable red menace. Argh. #deweyoct #readathon

I did the Sunday afternoon book & beer thing, with strange lighting effects and two schnauzers who I just barely managed to keep from sampling the beer. (It was a very nice witbier. I might‘ve drunk it too quickly.)

I‘m now in the home stretch with THE STORY OF THE STONE! Unless I get distracted, I should know all the sordid details of the Jia family‘s sad fate by the end of the week.

I requested the final volume of THE STORY OF THE STONE as soon as I finished Vol 4, and it didn‘t come in. When I checked the catalogue again, they‘d marked it as Trace.

I figured there was nothing I could do if someone stole it, but if it was lost in the library maybe *I* could find it. I went to the branch today, and it was right there on the shelf, exactly where it was supposed to be. 🤷‍♀️

I got a bunch of other stuff too, since I was there.

This is my new favorite book.