#dashtalk

I made it to the Griddlehark pool scene. I have not stopped thinking about the Griddlehark pool scene since reading it last night.

I think what's hitting the hardest is just how succinctly this chapter recontextualizes so much else about Gideon and Harrow and how they've been dancing around one another up until this point in the story. This scene finally gives us the Why thru Harrow's confession, and god it crushed me when I finally understood how all the pieces fell into place...So THAT'S why there aren't any other children in the Ninth House...sheesh...

I knew that GtN was a book that required the reader to be okay with being confused, but it really is rewarding to let the story run its course and guide you to the truths in due time instead of being impatient and frustrated by the mystery. That's the fun of it!!

Also I'm dropping this quote here because it hasn't left my mind since reading it:

"I've lived my whole wretched life at your mercy, yours alone, and God knows I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you." (356)

“....Why do I even bother...?”

“I tell all of you clear as day, don’t pick a fight with my wife.”

“What do you do? Pick a fight with my wife... Alright, what happens, happens.”