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denial

We Were Liars: are you sure about that?

right pack it up

So I started playing Coral Island

Good morning to all the mentally ill, lonely, fictional robot/AI-loverz. Behold my hottest take.

everyone can be a victim of a cult and you’re not special or better than people who joined as adults just because you haven’t yet.

Haha anyone else feel this way sometimes?

the actual climax of the book is her revelations with ruby in therapy, the reveal of what the past 18 years has entailed for vanessa. strane’s ultimate fate is therefore, to a certain extent, extraneous: irrelevant outside of its effect on vanessa’s ability to move forward. this is vanessa’s story, not strane’s.

What I truly love about this book is that unlike many survivor narratives that focus on resilience and overcoming trauma, Vanessa's story is one of stagnation, self-denial, and emotional isolation. Her inability to process what happened keeps her from ever forming healthy relationships, pursuing happiness, or reclaiming her sense of self. She lives in a world where Strane’s influence sadly NEVER fades, even long after their relationship and Strane's life ends. The saddest truth is the damage he inflicted was not just in the past, but an ongoing wound that never truly closes.

Mira: I love her.