I had some neighbour crows who stole a pillow case I’d hung to dry. Now every time I see a crow I make sure I don’t have any pillow cases.

Love the vibe of this. I’ll try to remember to join in, it’s a great idea.

I’m one of those women and: Yes. What’s he gonna do about it? I’m out here being a happy little failure, living rent free in the minds of alpha bros everyehere.

Thanks. I love moss and mold.

I love this, it reminds me of vintage screenprinted tinplate signs. What does the orange spot on the wrist represent?

You don’t even have to be nice to me.

It’s not OSHA, that’s for sure.

Someone hiding in my closet rings a bell every time I get off. Now I know why.

Wanna share your ambien? I want to speak walrus with you.

I wish I didn’t finish it, but it was part of a book trade where a friend and I read a recommendation from each other. We don’t talk anymore.

You’re a better person for giving up.

The main character opposes indoctrination in multiple ways - his love affair is contrasted with his hatred of the party. At one point he tries to join a rebellion (only to find his contact was actually a government spy,) and he keeps a diary of his thoughts when writing and having those thoughts is criminal. It’s an outlet due to the emotional repression enforced by Big Brother.

It’s supposed to make us question our opinions on censorship and crime by challenging us. Do we think anything Winston did should be illegal? Where do we draw the line on acceptable expression?

Hell, Big Brother is as much an omnipresent main character as Winston, and it’s not likeable either

If you didn’t enjoy the book, that’s valid, but I don’t think you’re seeing the forest for the trees, taking the relationship and the characters a little too literally.

Sympathizing with people you would normally never think or care about is part of why reading is such a valuable excercise.

From that same website:

https://www.sciencealert.com/science-behind-10-hangover-cure-myths

They may make you feel better. Yet even so, anti-inflammitories like ibuprofen can cause stomach problems if taken with a lot of booze. (Don’t ever take Tylenol or acetaminophen with alcohol, since that can cause serious liver damage.)

And

https://www.sciencealert.com/accidental-overdoses-are-on-the-rise-for-the-most-widely-used-painkiller-in-the-world

Even when prescribed by physicians, new research from Switzerland suggests a higher dose of paracetamol makes it easier for people to accidentally poison themselves, and while this doesn’t often lead to death (we have an effective antidote), it can cause severe liver damage.

I found it enagaging and tense, and didn’t see her as a nymphomaniac at all.

Sex represented the humanity, love, and creativity that was being quashed by the authoritarian government, and their resistance to it being as innate as the need to fuck. This is indicated by the fact that “Love” was literally a banned word. Every time they got together was a dangerous act of rebellion.

The characters, including the main one, are more archetypal. None are supposed to be good people.

About half way through is the weird sex torture that just comes out of nowhere. That could be why.

I thought it was about empathy and humanity. Kids are abused into committing what would be considered war crimes if they were against other humans. At the end, if I recall, Ender finds and saves the last queen of the species and feels a profound empathetic connection.

The dynamic between his brother and sister, a sociopath and an empath, indicate the balance between both being a major theme.

Nope. My married cousin got the anarchist ABC’s for her four year old who now proclaims “Anarchy is cake for dinner!” and no one can argue.

I’ve never felt so seen in my life.

Salicylic Acid?

I say la-zoo-lee. No one’s corrected me when I occasionally walk amongst rock folk.