I‘ve never enjoyed a novella, where most of it I had no idea what‘s happening, more. What‘s opposite of world building?

Always have a soft spot for memoir + nature essays. #2025

At that moment the power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn‘t even know if I was merely seeing them or reading them, sounding them out or comprehending them. It was a completely private affair and completely free and, therefore, completely subversive.

First read of 2025 and what a read 📖💚