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The writing was so beautiful, and the book did a great job delving into horrible societal issues. Cassie’s knowledge about fruits and black holes was super interesting, as were the dictionary definitions of words throughout the book.
I found the black hole super interesting especially as it connected to her depression. I did want to know more about it and felt like the ending was a bit rushed and too open-ended. Very much supported her leaving her job but wish there was more to it than her giving in to the black hole.
“I almost didn’t know my mother’s face. The black hole would hover between us, eclipsing her. In a way, then, it was the black hole that raised me, using my mother’s body as a proxy.”
“Some part of love must be the stinging.”
“If I focus on the water and the flowers, everything is beautiful.”
“Life splits like a snaked tongue. The two paths fork before me. Is this all life is? One choice followed by another, stacking upon themselves, until you are standing in your own future and have become someone else?”
“I almost didn’t know my mother’s face. The black hole would hover between us, eclipsing her. In a way, then, it was the black hole that raised me, using my mother’s body as a proxy.”
“Some part of love must be the stinging.”
“If I focus on the water and the flowers, everything is beautiful.”
“Life splits like a snaked tongue. The two paths fork before me. Is this all life is? One choice followed by another, stacking upon themselves, until you are standing in your own future and have become someone else?”