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I!!!! HATE!!!! THIS!!!! But I have to finish it so that I don‘t feel like I cheated on Bingo!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #aportraitoftheartistasayoungman #jamesjoyce #classiclitmyass #justateenboywhosoundslikeaneightyyearoldmanwhiningabouthowharditistobehim #ihatethis

Slow progress 😆 It‘s been enjoyable so far even though the fortunate guy is annoying me to bits

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Unlike Narcissus and Goldmund, this felt rather dated, but intriguing enough as a love child of Catcher in the Rye and the Sorrows of Young Werther with a dash of Nietzsche and Freud thrown in.
Full Review: https://readingrantsandraves.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025-46-demian-hesse.html
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wish they credited the cover art, slightly creepy though it is

I started this from my stash several weeks ago when I was laid up with back pain. I couldn‘t even get what was happening. Tonight I restarted it at a “Reading Dinner” at a friend‘s house: we read for roughly 30-40 minutes then have dinner. It is like a WHOLE NEW BOOK! Context matters!!

I read this with #QueerBC a while ago and am catching up on reviews. This book dives into second-generation Muslim American experiences, friendship, trauma, and being LGBTQIA in this community. The pacing and character development are well utilized, and the stories shared paint a strong picture. It was distressing that the girls‘ trauma was never addressed, often true in real life. Do read the content warnings. #LGBTQIA #MuslimAmerican

For Razia, growing up is complicated by being Pakistani in 1980s NYC, highly religious parents, & her developing feelings for a fellow classmate @ her new high school.

Oh, but this broke my heart. My parents weren‘t as religious as Razia‘s, but her complicated friendships w/ the girls in her community, academic pressure, the feeling that you need to follow your parents‘ plan, & the fear you‘ll disappoint them, all felt familiar to me.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑