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Justice without compassion isn't justice, it's an abattoir. - Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness

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I know it's hard to figure out how to make sure everyone knows This Character Is Definitely Jewish but no one has ever started a sentence with "So, nu, anyway." Just pick two!!!

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why would you take two characters who spent the entire first book being insufferable and morally questionable then devote book two to making them Totally Understandable and doing Nothing Wrong Ever. why. why!!!!

also when did they learn to communicate like they’ve spent the last book in therapy AND NOT IN PRISON OR ON THE RUN, WHICH IS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY WERE.

most importantly: whyyyyyyyyy

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okay I have finished the republic of salt and I NEED THE NEXT BOOK!!!!!!!

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ok so I take it zayiti is supposed to be Italian, is that right? So are all these cities actually countries that are loosely represented by the fruit it’s named after? When they get to anab are they going to be speaking French??

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ok I know I find a lot of parallels to the story of the pardes but the three person expedition through the gate trying to find aravoth is also CLEARLY that. I’m so here for it

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the idea of a synesthesia-inspired weapon is cool. but it also fundamentally misunderstands synesthesia

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xiala is about to fuck their day up get em girl!!!!

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What are your fears? Rachel considered asking, but she already knew the answer: being alone.

helpppp

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“why do you keep marrying everyone but me?” bro 😭😭

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“You’re a heretic,” she breathed. “A hypocrite priest, just like the sages say. You’re all corrupt.”

Elazar laughed again. “Obviously I’m corrupt.”

this book is going to kill me

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It’s so early to say it but I’m legit in love with Dara Horn’s Eternal Life. It feels like wild seed, like what Addie LaRue could have been, what darklina could have been. I’m only 30 pages in but wow has it ticked a lot of boxes for me

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how many times will she fake burn darklina at the end

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no one to mourn him, is it

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gotta say this hualit character did not play out the way I was expecting

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with all the orchard symbolism in this book I find it genuinely confusing to have a character whose last name is de paredes

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large established height difference and they casually pull off wall sex the second time she ever does it … I’m calling foul