Alone With You in the Ether
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- Author：Olivie Blake
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Summary
CHICAGO， SOMETIME—Two people meet in the armory of the Art Institute by chance。 Prior to their encounter， he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy。 After their meeting， those things do not change。 Everything else， however， is slightly different。 Both obsessive， eccentric personalities， Aldo Damiani and Charlotte Regan struggle to be without each other from the moment they meet。 The truth—that he is a clinically depressed， anti-social theoretician and she is a manipulative liar with a history of self-sabotage—means the deeper they fall in love， the more troubling their reliance on each other becomes。 An intimate study of time and space， ALONE WITH YOU IN THE ETHER is a fantasy writer's magicless glimpse into the nature of love， what it means to be unwell， and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken
Reviews
emma
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i want this book tattooed on my skin as it’s engraved into my soul
Kristina
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This is one of the best things i've read in a while and i can honestly say that this story is my all-time favorite。 I've added it on my mental shelf of one of the best books ever 。 I didn't feel like i was reading a book ， i felt like these characters were real and i took my time reading it， wanting to savor every word。 Thank you Olivie for this masterpiece ！ This is one of the best things i've read in a while and i can honestly say that this story is my all-time favorite。 I've added it on my mental shelf of one of the best books ever 。 I didn't feel like i was reading a book ， i felt like these characters were real and i took my time reading it， wanting to savor every word。 Thank you Olivie for this masterpiece ！ 。。。more
Ashley
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The first time I read an Olivie Blake book I felt completely unhinged。 Like I had to stop reading multiple times so I could just breathe。 So I knew when I picked this up after reading the first few lines that it would extract a similar reaction from me。 The writing is incomparable; it has a way of making the simplest things sound good。 The plot itself is not that intense: Regan， a woman with a mood disorder that learns to live without her medication， falls in love with Aldo， the “weird” mathemat The first time I read an Olivie Blake book I felt completely unhinged。 Like I had to stop reading multiple times so I could just breathe。 So I knew when I picked this up after reading the first few lines that it would extract a similar reaction from me。 The writing is incomparable; it has a way of making the simplest things sound good。 The plot itself is not that intense: Regan， a woman with a mood disorder that learns to live without her medication， falls in love with Aldo， the “weird” mathematician genius。I started this novel tearing through the pages。 With the talk of bees， art， time travel， quantum physics， it felt interesting and just like TA6， I felt like a different part of my brain was being stimulated。 They meet in the art museum that she works and agree to have 6 conversations。 But as the story went on， I became a bit uninterested。 Considering the premise of Regan to be an impulsive， fast-paced character， the novel could have been condensed。 There is also the issue that mental illness is not cured by love and not taking medication。 Nonetheless， Blake’s writing style has a way of literally seducing me。 It’s a very distinct feeling of needing to consume the words as soon as possible。 Her characters are always intelligent in the way that they have the capacity for very complex ideas and concepts。 。。。more
Aileth Caceres
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A truly underrated book。 I enjoyed the fact it is not ones typical love story and， in all matter， it isn't just a love story。 It followed mental health， two people struggling and meeting one another。 A toxic family from one end， a loving father in another。 There was so much in this book， the way Olive wrote it truly astronomical。 It's all something you absorb little by little， allowing the words to slowly take their place in your mind as you follow these two amazing characters。 Love， it was show A truly underrated book。 I enjoyed the fact it is not ones typical love story and， in all matter， it isn't just a love story。 It followed mental health， two people struggling and meeting one another。 A toxic family from one end， a loving father in another。 There was so much in this book， the way Olive wrote it truly astronomical。 It's all something you absorb little by little， allowing the words to slowly take their place in your mind as you follow these two amazing characters。 Love， it was shown so beautifully in this book。 Love doesn't mean a happily ever after， no true love is beautiful always。 This book shows the pains in and out of a relationship。 How， even when an end for us is coming， it's not necessarily an end but a beginning to a different story。 One where there are fights but there are forgiveness， where there are tears but also hugs。 It's beautiful reading this story because it's real。 More people should definitely add this to there TBR and find how spectacular this work is。 。。。more
ذكرى
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I love tasteful writing that gives you butterflies， makes you smile and touches the depths of your soul。 The sensuality of every sentence and the back and forth of the inner workings of their minds is just *chef kiss* and I'm so in love。 I love tasteful writing that gives you butterflies， makes you smile and touches the depths of your soul。 The sensuality of every sentence and the back and forth of the inner workings of their minds is just *chef kiss* and I'm so in love。 。。。more
janice :）
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I’d give this 1000000 stars if it was possible
carolina
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This is probably the best book I have ever read in my entire existence。 Remove probably。
Caroline Nieto
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This is extremely relatable for overthinkers with really loud brains that dissect every detail of life that they can't understand like me！！ Though Aldo would probably say there's no such thing as "overthinking"。 I knew little about this book going into it， so I was pleasantly surprised with how this book presented intellectual connection as the finest form of intimacy。 Sometimes you just find a person whose brain works in a similar way yours does; it takes an intelligent mind to recognize anothe This is extremely relatable for overthinkers with really loud brains that dissect every detail of life that they can't understand like me！！ Though Aldo would probably say there's no such thing as "overthinking"。 I knew little about this book going into it， so I was pleasantly surprised with how this book presented intellectual connection as the finest form of intimacy。 Sometimes you just find a person whose brain works in a similar way yours does; it takes an intelligent mind to recognize another one。 I also thought the way this book explored Regan's mental illness was very interesting， especially after reading the acknowledgements from the author at the end of the book。 There were some fun writing/format moments; not all of them worked for me， but I thought it was cool to see them anyway。 This book reminds me a bit too much of myself when I'm at my lowest/most stressed， so I'm not sure if it makes me scared of romantic relationships or excited？ Either way， Aldo is definitely a person I would be drawn to， so maybe I'm the problem。 Much to think about！ 。。。more
dyl
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this was perfect in every way i need it engraved in my brain
Ali Bean
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So here is the thing。 When I read a book that I bought with high expectations or was going into with others' thoughts in my head the moment I turn to that first sentence all of it goes away。 It's like suddenly I am not reading a highly anticipated read or a Five Star prediction。 It feels like when a little girl grabs a book off a library shelf and just reads。 No thoughts just the story。Alone With You In The Ether maximized that feeling。 It wasn't even like I was reading something others have rea So here is the thing。 When I read a book that I bought with high expectations or was going into with others' thoughts in my head the moment I turn to that first sentence all of it goes away。 It's like suddenly I am not reading a highly anticipated read or a Five Star prediction。 It feels like when a little girl grabs a book off a library shelf and just reads。 No thoughts just the story。Alone With You In The Ether maximized that feeling。 It wasn't even like I was reading something others have read。 It felt like I was entirely by myself and all my thoughts were there just mine。 There was an absence of want。 An absence of a desire to share or reveal intentions。I read this whole book infinitely and entire by myself and for myself。I melted and loved the characters。 Aldo is relatable to me in such a way I cannot voice。 His thoughts and processes mimic my own in such a round about way it doesn't feel revealing。 Regan and I flew through a life it was hard to believe we were different people。 The relationship is my favorite kind of relationship。 The "It's you and me versus the world and why would we change that？" Kind of love that I just adore。 I highly reccomend this book and everything it stands for。 。。。more
Bibi
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made me cry over a relationship i’m not even in。 damaging me mentally。 probably would read again。
aneesa
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what farah said。naw the book was beautiful。 i gave it 4 stars bc it lost me at some points and took me a second to wrap my head around what they were saying， but overall it was amazing
tina
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i have thought about this book every single day since i finished it。 it is life changing！！！！！ new favourite book
Maddie Parker
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Meep moop。 Pretty predictable and I don’t know I just want a book with a healthy relationship or maybe not even HEalthy but one I can root for。 This is not one of those。 Some parts were interestingly written， but not enough so to make up for a lack of unique or deep character development。 Best part was the smut。 Would give 2 1/2 stars。
Christina
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Holy。 Bees。 I’m finding it rather difficult to conjure the right words to describe my experience reading this book- the way Olivie Blake’s writing captivates me like nothing else has been able to before…It’s like she’s speaking directly to my soul， if you believe in such a thing。 This book was beautiful， and so incredibly meaningful。 Not just in the ways I can understand and relate to， but more importantly， all the ways I never could- the things I will most likely never personally experience or Holy。 Bees。 I’m finding it rather difficult to conjure the right words to describe my experience reading this book- the way Olivie Blake’s writing captivates me like nothing else has been able to before…It’s like she’s speaking directly to my soul， if you believe in such a thing。 This book was beautiful， and so incredibly meaningful。 Not just in the ways I can understand and relate to， but more importantly， all the ways I never could- the things I will most likely never personally experience or feel， except through the little glimpses I gather from these pages。 Thank you， author， for sharing these parts of you with us。 I really like it。 Your brain， that is。 ☺️ 。。。more
cindy
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My pages are FULL of tabs。 What a gorgeous， gorgeous book about broken people becoming whole。 And when I say "gorgeous， gorgeous，" I mean it。 This story was exquisitely written， rich with philosophical contemplation about haircuts， hexagons， and bees （I promise it makes sense）， a deep study of two eccentric people falling into and out of orbit， and also prose that makes the tiny， minuscule part of me that's the hopeless romantic swoon and feel like falling for。 （Honestly， the only thing that pre My pages are FULL of tabs。 What a gorgeous， gorgeous book about broken people becoming whole。 And when I say "gorgeous， gorgeous，" I mean it。 This story was exquisitely written， rich with philosophical contemplation about haircuts， hexagons， and bees （I promise it makes sense）， a deep study of two eccentric people falling into and out of orbit， and also prose that makes the tiny， minuscule part of me that's the hopeless romantic swoon and feel like falling for。 （Honestly， the only thing that prevented this book from being perfect for me was the lack of build-up/release during the ultimate conflict。 It went by very fast compared with the slow-burn nature of the rest of the book and that surprised me quite a bit！） 。。。more
vanessa ♡
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blake's writing is either the most beautifully articulate collection of words you've ever seen， or the most pretentious。 unfortunately for me， the third act of the book falls in the latter。 blake's writing is either the most beautifully articulate collection of words you've ever seen， or the most pretentious。 unfortunately for me， the third act of the book falls in the latter。 。。。more
Zella
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Reading this book is the closest we will ever get to seeing God。Olivie Blake is now officially one of my most favorite authors ever！！I love how different this book was compared to The Atlas Six， but at the same time it still had wonderfully flawed characters and deliciously poetic passages。 Seriously， this is up there with On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous as one of the most beautiful books to ever exist in this world。 I normally don't ever really read romance books， just because I find them to mo Reading this book is the closest we will ever get to seeing God。Olivie Blake is now officially one of my most favorite authors ever！！I love how different this book was compared to The Atlas Six， but at the same time it still had wonderfully flawed characters and deliciously poetic passages。 Seriously， this is up there with On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous as one of the most beautiful books to ever exist in this world。 I normally don't ever really read romance books， just because I find them to mostly be problematic and the unnecessary drama is often taxing to me， but this one thankfully didn't fall into any of those traps。 I wouldn't even really call this a romance book， despite the fact that it literally says on the cover that this is a love story。 I think this is first and foremost a character study and I love it that way。I found myself really relating a lot to the characters， especially to Regan。 The overwhelming emptiness， the need to exist for somebody else， and the dizzying mood changes。 It's really just all there。 I enjoyed this book a lot！ 。。。more
Paola
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This book is truly a masterpiece。 I never knew I needed something like this until I finished it。In an endless universe， any version of me would fall in love with any version of you。🤍
Ginny
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it's like i liked it， but i also didn't at the same time idk。 it's not the type of book i usually read because it's contemporary， pretty complex and like philosophical， which is too advanced for my preoccupied brain right now。 i don't think it's amazing or as good as everyone says it is， but maybe it's just because it's not my thing。 i definitely need to read into it more when i have the time because i kinda just skimmed through it so i didn't really take my time interpreting it。 it's like i liked it， but i also didn't at the same time idk。 it's not the type of book i usually read because it's contemporary， pretty complex and like philosophical， which is too advanced for my preoccupied brain right now。 i don't think it's amazing or as good as everyone says it is， but maybe it's just because it's not my thing。 i definitely need to read into it more when i have the time because i kinda just skimmed through it so i didn't really take my time interpreting it。 。。。more
Liz Kratky
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD
Itzel
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I loved the feeling of being inside Reagan and Aldo’s brain。 This book is amazing， I’d definitely read it again
Ariane Inocentes
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My heart breaks for all the versions of me in the multiverse that wasn't able to read this masterpiece。 My heart breaks for all the versions of me in the multiverse that wasn't able to read this masterpiece。 。。。more
Emily
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this is written to painfully beautifully。 i like want to inhale it so i can absorb every single thing it’s such an accurate portrayal and makes me feel safe。 i love my mental illness 😍 and seeing myself in these characters is very comforting and will be reading it again
Kathryn
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This book is addicting。 So good and so moving。
Sophie
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Jesus Christ。 It’s just so fucking beautiful。 It talks about love in the way I’ve always tried to explain。 I want to describe how it’s everywhere， but I can’t。
hafsa
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This was phenomenal。 I haven't been pulled into a book this way in a while & this might just be a new favorite， which is crazy considering I rarely enjoy third person novels。Regan and Aldo's moving story is told with a unique voice that captivates readers and makes the most seemingly dull topics exhilarating。 Blake's writing style in this novel is nothing short of poetic。 Both main characters are flawed enough to be lovable yet difficult to read about。 Regan's mood disorder causes her to do and This was phenomenal。 I haven't been pulled into a book this way in a while & this might just be a new favorite， which is crazy considering I rarely enjoy third person novels。Regan and Aldo's moving story is told with a unique voice that captivates readers and makes the most seemingly dull topics exhilarating。 Blake's writing style in this novel is nothing short of poetic。 Both main characters are flawed enough to be lovable yet difficult to read about。 Regan's mood disorder causes her to do and think many questionable things within and outside of her relationship with Aldo。 She navigates life on and off her medications while getting to know him and rediscovering herself。 Some aspects of her mental illness were extremely relatable， making her actions easier to understand。 Aldo is a bizarre， time-obsessed adjunct math professor who blew my mind a bit with his rants on bees and hexagons。 I will never see either of those things the same ever again。 His POV gives me as you are by the weeknd vibes and no I will not elaborate。Also， the acknowledgements section in this book is one you should definitely read， even if you're like me and tend to skip those！！ As a depressed girl this book was exactly the take on mental illness I needed to see in a romance novel like this。QUOTES:“the idea of her being present in a place he usually reserved for rote mechanization and the occasional wandering thought felt like it would be vastly improved by her presence。” God， when？？？“That I could study you for a lifetime， carrying all of your peculiarities and discretions in the webs of my spidery palms， and still feel empty-handed。”“Flaws， she thought， were just vacancies to be filled。”“There was wonder here， even if Regan no longer saw it。 Even if she no longer felt it， he would feel it for both of them。 He would translate it for her later。 He would learn to draw it for her， he thought， or to write it， or graph it。”“If I am a lover of impossible problems then you will have loved me for my impossibilities，”“I am more addicted to the thought of your name on my tongue than I am to any other form of vice。”“If this is what it is to burn， he thought， then I will be worth more as scattered ash than any of my unscathed pieces。”“That to love a person was to forfeit the need to place limits on them， and therefore to love was to exist in a constant， paralyzing threat。”“Because you and I， we are so different， aren’t we， and yet we are more like each other than the rest of the world is like us” how am I supposed to move on from this 。。。more
Claire Hong
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3。5 stars Not a romance genre person and I doubt that I ever will be， but several friends recommended this book so I gave it a try and was pleasantly surprised！ The narration style of the book stood out to me for its experimentalist approach， but I was impressed by its creative and refined execution。 Blake writes in stylish prose that’s oh-so-quotable。 It’s evident to me that the author loves （and succeeds at） delivering intricate， hard-hitting lines that deepens the impact of the narration。 I d 3。5 stars Not a romance genre person and I doubt that I ever will be， but several friends recommended this book so I gave it a try and was pleasantly surprised！ The narration style of the book stood out to me for its experimentalist approach， but I was impressed by its creative and refined execution。 Blake writes in stylish prose that’s oh-so-quotable。 It’s evident to me that the author loves （and succeeds at） delivering intricate， hard-hitting lines that deepens the impact of the narration。 I do think that occasionally the dialogue can be over-the-top and unrealistic—pretentious， even。 Other than that， Blake’s depiction of the honesty it takes to be vulnerable to yourself and others really resonated with me。 I was skeptical about the main characters at first， believing that they would fall into the overdone tropes that saturate the romance genre， but over time I genuinely grew to care for their struggles， their fears， and their attachment to each other。 Will be reading more of Blake’s non-romance works。 。。。more
sarah ♥
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took me forever to finish this one but it was just beautiful。 absolutely beautiful。
Adrienne Henry
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