Mid-Month Check In: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“There is no more intimate act than play, even sex."
Happy long weekend! A perfect time to curl up with a book, don’t you think?
We’re mid-month, and I’m checking in to see how far you’ve gotten in our February pick, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
Not sure where you’re supposed to be? Our schedule is laid out on Fable.
So far, our club has read up to Part 3: Unfair Games (pg. 125), and we’ll be finishing the book on March 3rd. Mark those cals!
Things I earmarked in the first half:
This quote, which I think is the throughline of the entire book:
“To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk. It means allowing yourself to be open, to be exposed, to be hurt…” (pg 21)
Solution: I’ve never really considered the storytelling behind video games. What a medium! So much you can do and try when your reader is an active participant. Solution and the entire creative process of Ichigo really excited me.
Speaking of the creative process… This line from Sam really stood out to me - mostly because I disagree, and I also think the book disagrees:
“There is no purity in art. The process of how you arrive at something doesn’t matter at all.“ (pg 98)
Frenemy vibes: Sam and Sadie love and resent each other equally, which is juicyyyy. I love a messy character dynamic!
Sam’s take on appropriation:
“The alternative to appropriation is a world where white European people make art about white European people. Swap African or Asian or Latin or whatever culture you want for European….I’m terrified of that world, and I don’t want to live in that world, and as a mixed-race person, I literally don’t exist in it.” (pg 78)
Recently Shelved:
House of Flame and Shadow, Sarah J. Maas
If you’ve finished, please sound off! I want to talk to you. This book consumed me for a week and a half, but I was still (sadly) underwhelmed. HOFAS had everything it promised - a fun series crossover, a big end battle, and hints at future books - but it also kinda felt like filler? The first two books in this series changed me. This one did what it had to to bridge me into more Sarah J Maas content. 3/5.
My TBR
Us Against You, Fredrik Backman
The Beartown sequel. Within the first three lines, I was reminded how much I love Backman’s writing. Holy moly this guy is good.
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher
A recommendation from my 12-year-old cousin who probably reads more than all of us. Sounds like the perfect silly read to accompany cozy winter baking.
Last Thought:
My vibe after any Sarah J. Maas book:
