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Theo: I learned Russian for u
Boris: I stole ur painting
Theo: what
Boris: what
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is there any bond as strong as that between ur slavic not-boyfriend and ur dead dad’s girlfriend’s gay white dog
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chapter ten of the goldfinch being named the idot could be a reference to russian novel the idiot by fyodor dostoevsky. however, it could also be donna tartt calling theo an idiot.
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"A lot had changed since then; but not his eyes"
The Goldfinch (2019) dir. John Crowley
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A lot of people read the secret history and say “why would they do something like that” “oh how could they be so horrible” well I’ll tell you why:
Francis: mommy issues, rich
Camilla: blonde
Charles: blonde as well, repressed
Henry: only child
Richard: loser
Hope this helps x
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Richard probably:
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That scene where Richard was describing the Greek students, all i could think about was this:
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reading books like the secret history is always such a wild ride, because i'm fully aware that it's a criticism of aesthetic hedonism and the elitism of academia, and then i'll read a line like " if we are strong enough in our souls we can rip away the veil and look at that naked, terrible beauty right in the face; let God consume us, devour us, unstring our bones. then spit us out reborn" and i go absolutely fucking feral.
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richard papen choosing to almost freeze to death rather than asking for help was the most relatable thing he ever did. in this essay i will
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Bunny Corcoran, an empath, sensing that they are not looking for new ferns.
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somebody had probably done this before but
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Ya'll ever go, "fuckin' hell, I know this smell!" and it's the smell of a February evening from 2017 ?
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And it's a signed copy, if you even care 😭💕
Finally gave in and ordered the 10th anniversary edition of the goldfinch....tread yourself and so on and so forth
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by Rachel
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