I read this one a while ago so I don’t remember too many specifics, but I did enjoy it a lot because of Jia’s more personal stories. I felt it was a sweet (? as sweet as it can be anyway, with all the facts and figures that are kinda exhausting to think abt as woman) way to end the book, even while still maintaining that constant assessment of self that’s evident throughout all the essays! I think it was a great mix of just all the elements I’ve loved most throughout this whole book-history and facts that I had no idea about, as well as a personal edge, and just thought-provoking dissections of what certain constructs mean. Thank you so much for introducing this book to me! It’s definitely one of the most transformative things I’ve read and has totally reframed how I see things and has provoked a ton of self-reflection as well. And in the short time since I’ve started reading it, it’s proven to be constantly relevant to the things I read/watch/see/do. I’ve enjoyed this book club so much, thanks for parsing out the text/your thoughts in these videos, and for always reading/replying to my GR comments, which is so kind of you :)
thank you April for partaking!! i'm so glad i decided to read trick mirror this summer as well! it really was such a challenging, but worthwhile read, and provoked a ton of self-reflection for me too. i've also really enjoyed reading your comments here and on GR every week! i miss things a lot in my videos and love getting to see your perspective as well!!!
I read this one a while ago so I don’t remember too many specifics, but I did enjoy it a lot because of Jia’s more personal stories. I felt it was a sweet (? as sweet as it can be anyway, with all the facts and figures that are kinda exhausting to think abt as woman) way to end the book, even while still maintaining that constant assessment of self that’s evident throughout all the essays! I think it was a great mix of just all the elements I’ve loved most throughout this whole book-history and facts that I had no idea about, as well as a personal edge, and just thought-provoking dissections of what certain constructs mean.
Thank you so much for introducing this book to me! It’s definitely one of the most transformative things I’ve read and has totally reframed how I see things and has provoked a ton of self-reflection as well. And in the short time since I’ve started reading it, it’s proven to be constantly relevant to the things I read/watch/see/do. I’ve enjoyed this book club so much, thanks for parsing out the text/your thoughts in these videos, and for always reading/replying to my GR comments, which is so kind of you :)
thank you April for partaking!! i'm so glad i decided to read trick mirror this summer as well! it really was such a challenging, but worthwhile read, and provoked a ton of self-reflection for me too. i've also really enjoyed reading your comments here and on GR every week! i miss things a lot in my videos and love getting to see your perspective as well!!!
I like this essay. Personally, I’ve always felt that people need to focus more on their marriage instead of focusing so much on their wedding.