Disassociated king.

"I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate."

Really cool to read some of his non middle earth work

My favorites were Suburbs, morning with air, and an untenable situation 

Philip: I can't believe she doesn't want o be alone with me after I tried to choke her :((((( I'm a victim 
 

if he were not such a vile misogynist the whole "twist" would have been as clear as it is to the reader. I also feel like Rachel is just a convenient and socially acceptable outlet for his infatuation for Ambrose and bitterness over his 'abandonment' and death. 

 Maybe I would like this more if I had not already read Rebecca, a far superior work. 

Good for providing context to current events, especially the extreme effort Israel has made to disenfranchise and eliminate the Palestinian people. 

And history repeats and repeats and repeats and repeats and

Weighing what I feel is the literary value and truly masterful writing and how much I personally HATED reading this lol. Maybe that's the point. 

 

An Icon, the Moment. It is so rare to find a book and movie adaptations that are equals in quality.

 

Pretty interesting! I found it hard to follow the narrative/keep track of all the names tbh. By the end it felt like a bit of a slog to get through

She comes off....so hypocritical and self serving