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Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
4.0
simple yet thought-provoking..
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โ "When something was strange, everyone thought they had the right to come stomping in all over your life to figure out why."
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โ "When something was strange, everyone thought they had the right to come stomping in all over your life to figure out why."
โ "You eliminate the parts of your life that others find strange.. maybe that's what everyone means when they say they want to 'cure" me."
โ "Anyone who devotes their life to fighting society in order to be free must be pretty sincere about suffering."
โ "I couldnโt even imagine what a perfectly functioning society would be like. I was beginning to lose track of what 'society' actually was. I even had a feeling it was all an illusion.
Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados
4.0
strongly a no plot, just vibes read and the vibes are immaculate.ย it is so relatable and comforting to read about two young women navigating the world with no direction.ย
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โ "the less time spent in public, the safer girls feel. Thatโs not incidental; the world was built that way."
โ "I realize now, the older you get, the harder it is to be impressed because people make you feel ashamed of ever being impressed by anything at all. I kept many glowing remarks to myself because of this."
โ "I feel as though becoming a woman is like a long tradition of going through things and coming out strong, but I am tired and weary!"
โ "Itโs funny how in a place where everything is an experience, people see such little value in just living."
โ "don't ever forget you have the ability to choose. never wait to be chosen by someone who came ready to treat you right. I know it may not seem this way in art and literature, but we are not mere vessels for love and admiration."
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โ "the less time spent in public, the safer girls feel. Thatโs not incidental; the world was built that way."
โ "I realize now, the older you get, the harder it is to be impressed because people make you feel ashamed of ever being impressed by anything at all. I kept many glowing remarks to myself because of this."
โ "I feel as though becoming a woman is like a long tradition of going through things and coming out strong, but I am tired and weary!"
โ "Itโs funny how in a place where everything is an experience, people see such little value in just living."
โ "don't ever forget you have the ability to choose. never wait to be chosen by someone who came ready to treat you right. I know it may not seem this way in art and literature, but we are not mere vessels for love and admiration."