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Weersverwachting

Jenny Offill

3.58 AVERAGE


“Young person worry: What if nothing I do matters?
Old person worry: What if everything I do does?”

“But no one is safe, I want to tell her. Safe?”

“Finally, he manages to turn around and look straight at the demon. ‘Why are you chasing me?’ he asks it. The demon says, ‘I don’t know. It’s your dream.’”

3.5

“The core delusion is that I am here and you are there.”

“They say people who are lost will walk trancelike past their own search parties. Maybe I saw you. Maybe I passed you on my street. How will I know you?”
emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny reflective sad fast-paced
adventurous challenging funny hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This story is a glimpse of the narrator’s life in a stream of various thoughts, noting the peculiarities of people & the world. The story reminds me of the various stepping stones that keep us leaping through life.

Relatable
reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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