i’m reading all the picture books i’ve bought for my friends kids to figure out which ones to send to who and oh my gosh this one was so cute! remindei’m reading all the picture books i’ve bought for my friends kids to figure out which ones to send to who and oh my gosh this one was so cute! reminded me a little of zoe saldana’s arc in the film center stage (which has been a favorite of mine since i was a kid) but written for kids / if her character was a kid. really love the message of believing in yourself and your passions, your dreams no matter what they people around you might project onto you. all you need is that one person to say yes, like bradley cooper casting lady gaga to star in his iteration of a star is born. 99 people might say no but all you need is one yes. keep dreaming! stay sassy! listen to your loved ones who have your back :))) but most of all never give up!...more
lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far anlrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work.
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lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work.
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lrtc but immediate reaction: wow mona awad has done it again! what an absolute masterpiece? i have read everything mona awad has published thus far and even have 4 Bunny-inspired tattoos on my body and yet this mysterious gothic romantic drama about a young woman getting sucked into a beauty cult her late mother who died mysteriously was obsessed with when she travels to la jolla for her mother’s funeral might have become my favorite mona awad work to date. i cannot count the amount of times i cried reading this story, and so much of my hard copy i read along with as i listened to the audiobook is underlined, tabbed, and annotated. i absolutely loved the audiobook narrator’s performance, too. there’s a lot of wordplay throughout the story that is key to the progression of the plot that really is enhanced by an audiobook narration that i don’t think is as impactful with just reading a physical copy text and i really appreciated the immersive experience reading + listening gives me. the more senses i can drip in the story feasibly i will attempt to do so! wow just such a fun time but also a very masterful breakdown of how the beauty industry can be extremely scary and sinister under a pretty facade. absolutely brilliant work....more
just watched a stunning youtube video by moon! called, A beginner’s guide to Critical Literary Analysis: https://youtu.be/qf6RCtDeK4g?si=BEmpJ... wherjust watched a stunning youtube video by moon! called, A beginner’s guide to Critical Literary Analysis: https://youtu.be/qf6RCtDeK4g?si=BEmpJ... where she reads and breaks down this story for her viewers and wow i am immediately going to buy a copy of each for my friends toddlers because what a beautiful message in the story for all kids; but especially multiracial or, as moon! says in her video, queer kids in exploring themes of identity and acceptance and being loved and liked for exactly who you are....more
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