its 30th here now so.... happy 30 on 30th !!!!!

Happy birthday ! Round numbers can be weird

happy birthday!!

Happy birthday! Relaxing at home with the cat sounds like a *perfect* birthday plan!

Happy belated birthday! <:) I'm glad you and Ch and the cats are ok. I hope things settle down and that you enjoyed your cemetery birthday night!

big big hugs and more serenity into ur immediate future

may the rest of your days be more chill omg T_T i'm glad you all are safe!

I think The Employees does keep a certain wall between you and the story at all times. I personally liked the blindfolding effect it has on you as a reader, but it does feel weird to read a book that is actively putting up resistance against you getting into the setting and characters like that, so I get your POV completely. It also felt like something you should reread to really get into, which is a trait I like.

I will say, despite loooving a log structure, the different characters felt like they had the same "voice", which didn't rule when everything else is already so oblique. That is what I thought about the book.

On a more general note here, I really like your book reviews, they manage to make me intrigued about the books without revealing much at all. ALso I love that you just straight up do not like some books and say so.

Thank u Manul <3 Yes I felt the same about all the characters sounding the same! I also thought the "dialogue" didn't come off as if they were speaking but more like they were writing? Like people don't really talk that way? I'm glad u like the reviews, sometimes I feel foolish making them so simple

yessss i read The Employees years ago and got confused in discussions with the people who recommended it to me cuz i felt the same way as u

@beeep I see what you mean about the dialogue sounding written

Not sure if I'll be able to keep up with this but added a page for to-do lists :-)