Oh jeez, I don't know if I'll be able to get through The Monologue, I cannot keep track of what this character is saying. Like, I get why there's barely any punctuation and why the narrator keeps jumping around in the same sentence but oof. I'm struggling to keep up.

Just finished The Age of Discretion and I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this book - it's not the genre I usually read and I'm not really a fan of this first character (i didn't catch her name so I'll call her The Writer). That said I do enjoy how Simone portrays the sort of dysphoria The Writer experiences as she ages, the disconnection she feels from her body as it begins to fail her. It was also interesting to see how her perspective was challenged during the story - and how she eventually deals with moving forward. Really enjoyed the relationship between The Writer and her husband too, they truly feel like a couple who's been married for decades with the way they anchor each other and drive each other forward.

ahhh i get why cameron has a pov in the book now 😭 i thought it was pretty odd because there wasn't any apparent connection between him and sowell bay, much less to tova and marcellus but now i Understand. speaking of marcellus, he's so sweet 🥹🥹🥹 my boyyyyy my lil guyyyyyyy, if no one got tova, marcellus got tova.

Feels like this book has a slow start (granted I'm only 13% through) but the characters are lovely and I adore how Tova's grief is written. Absolutely in love with Marcellus' off the charts sassiness. Don't worry Marcellus, I won't tell Terry how you escape you enclosure 💛