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Exciting Times

Exciting Times

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  • Author：Naoise Dolan
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Summary

“This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle， half glitzy Crazy Rich Asians high living—and guaranteed to please。” — Vogue 

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An intimate， bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer

Ava， newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin， spends her days teaching English to rich children。

Julian is a banker。 A banker who likes to spend money on Ava， to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her。 But when she asks whether he loves her， he cannot say more than "I like you a great deal。"


Enter Edith。 A Hong Kong–born lawyer， striking and ambitious， Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway。 Ava wants to be her—and wants her。 

And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong。。。 Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith？

Politically alert， heartbreakingly raw， and dryly funny， Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love。 In stylish， uncluttered prose， Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life—and announces herself as a singular new voice。

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Reviews

D'Arcy ，

I really struggled to finish this。 It was trying so hard to be clever that it just became a chore to read。 Like， not every single line of the book has to be clever。 On top of that， the characters were completely unlikable， except maybe Edith。 Would not recommend。

Kate ，

A book that plays beautifully with language。 A book about politics and class but the main character is the language we call English。 It is a book I plan to re read as the story has many layers。 Next however I will read it without audible narration。 This is in no way meant to criticise the narration as it is very good and helped get an understanding of the overarching narrative in a way I don't think I would have fully appreciated fully had I read text alone on a first read。 However to fully appr A book that plays beautifully with language。 A book about politics and class but the main character is the language we call English。 It is a book I plan to re read as the story has many layers。 Next however I will read it without audible narration。 This is in no way meant to criticise the narration as it is very good and helped get an understanding of the overarching narrative in a way I don't think I would have fully appreciated fully had I read text alone on a first read。 However to fully appreciate the genius of this novel I feel you may also need to read it slowly， carefully and marvel at how it is put together linguistically。 Speaking personally I like how the narrator in the novel （not to be confused with audible narration necessarily） is also a proud socialist！ 。。。more

Car Go Vroom ，

3。75/5 starsThis was um interesting？ The writing style was unique and sometimes fun to read， but also sometimes boring and weird （also cuz there was absolutely no plot）。 Some parts were really fun but others were just somewhat depressing and the ending was kinda really infuriating and shouldn’t have ended there。 Low-key hated the main character but also low-key loved her and the way she put everything she felt into words so well

Ysabelle Branagan ，

This was a v pleasant read， Miles FC

Diya ，

This was such an enjoyable read！ I loved Dolan’s sardonic humour and biting social commentary。 In particular， her mediations on the English language and the dissections of power and class dynamics were remarkably astute。 The ease with which Dolan manages to mine the mundane details of interpersonal relationships to produce scenes of such emotional charge is masterful。 The most glaring frustration I had with this book was the superficiality of its choice of setting。 As someone who was born and ra This was such an enjoyable read！ I loved Dolan’s sardonic humour and biting social commentary。 In particular， her mediations on the English language and the dissections of power and class dynamics were remarkably astute。 The ease with which Dolan manages to mine the mundane details of interpersonal relationships to produce scenes of such emotional charge is masterful。 The most glaring frustration I had with this book was the superficiality of its choice of setting。 As someone who was born and raised in the city， I was so excited when I found out the book was set in Hong Kong。 Aside from the usual cursory references however， the city really fails to come alive within the book and the choice of the Asian city does not contextualise or drive the narrative in any impactful way。 There were， also， instances where it felt like character development was overlooked in favour of a constant stream of witty repartee and verbose meanderings。 Some of the characters -especially the locals- felt flat and one-dimensional， coloured in only to the extent that they conformed to lazy stereotypes。 Overall， the book was so clever and exceptionally readable that I would very much recommend it。 I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Dolan’s work in the future。 。。。more

Sophia ，

Quick read #teamjulian

Leah ，

*3。5*kind of tragically sad in a frustrating way。 i've heard it compared to normal people but I think it was a lot more like conversations with friends re: bad relationships with men， pettiness， cheating， not much heart for most of it。 but the end really got me！ *3。5*kind of tragically sad in a frustrating way。 i've heard it compared to normal people but I think it was a lot more like conversations with friends re: bad relationships with men， pettiness， cheating， not much heart for most of it。 but the end really got me！ 。。。more

Justyna ，

Powoli staję się czytelnikiem starej daty， skoro dla mnie love story to piękna miłosna historia między kobietą， a mężczyzną。 Których łączy uczucie， a na drodze los kładzie kłody。 „Ciekawe czasy” Naoise Dolan wydawca zapowiada jako współczesną historię o miłości。 Czyżby？ ON + （ONA + ONA）Julian to bankier， który dosłownie przyjmuje pod swój dach Avę。 Julian lubi wydawać na Avę pieniądze， ona odwdzięcza się rozmową i seksem。 Ava to kobieta bez perspektyw i planów。 W Hongkongu pracuje jako nauczycie Powoli staję się czytelnikiem starej daty， skoro dla mnie love story to piękna miłosna historia między kobietą， a mężczyzną。 Których łączy uczucie， a na drodze los kładzie kłody。 „Ciekawe czasy” Naoise Dolan wydawca zapowiada jako współczesną historię o miłości。 Czyżby？ ON + （ONA + ONA）Julian to bankier， który dosłownie przyjmuje pod swój dach Avę。 Julian lubi wydawać na Avę pieniądze， ona odwdzięcza się rozmową i seksem。 Ava to kobieta bez perspektyw i planów。 W Hongkongu pracuje jako nauczycielka angielskiego。 Kiedy Julian wyjeżdża na kilka miesięcy Avie zostaje mieszkanie i… Edith。 Jest współcześnie i bardzo nowocześnie。 Julian jest zamożny i przedsiębiorczy， podąża za trendami。 Ava jest wyzwolona， ale tylko czasami。 Niepewna swoich wyborów i strachliwa przed opinią otoczenia。 Edith to zagadka， która wyzwala w Avie nowe pokłady emocji i uczuć。 Wszystkich kusi stabilność i dobrobyt。 Każdy z nich ma coś z socjopaty。 Na całe szczęście wątki homoseksualnego związku są opisane subtelnie。 Ale czy w ogóle są potrzebne？ To chyba takie czasy kiedy musi być zachowana równowaga i poprawność polityczno-społeczna。 A tak na serio， gdybym wiedziała że historia pójdzie w taką konfigurację związków zastanowiłabym się przed lekturą。 I to nie jest brak tolerancji czy wstręt。 Choć całość napisana jest lekko i z humorem razi próba upchnięcia różnych tematów – tolerancja dla związków jednopłciowych， podejście do Brexitu， kwestia Polaków w Wielkiej Brytanii， prawa i obowiązki obcokrajowców， wszechobecna antypatia。 Miałam wrażenie， że za słowami narratora stoi autorka i to ona wywyższa się， przechwala i jest ponad。 Ni to romans， ni komedia。 Z Azją w tle。 Fabuła praktycznie stoi w miejscu。 Ani wielkie emocje， ani uczucie。 Miało być czuło i klimatycznie， było płasko， nudno i bez pomysłu。 Nie， nie， nie。 。。。more

skylar ，

4。5i liked this book and its political humor， but i probably only liked it because i understood it。 nonetheless， i love the parts of the book that incorporated text messages， or particularly drafts of messages。 i found myself wanting to continue reading this book because of how contemporary and transparent it is （and how horrible， yet interesting， of a person the main character is）。 i'm not exactly sure why i liked this book so much， it was just fun to read。 4。5i liked this book and its political humor， but i probably only liked it because i understood it。 nonetheless， i love the parts of the book that incorporated text messages， or particularly drafts of messages。 i found myself wanting to continue reading this book because of how contemporary and transparent it is （and how horrible， yet interesting， of a person the main character is）。 i'm not exactly sure why i liked this book so much， it was just fun to read。 。。。more

Julia Marie ，

A lot I liked， a lot I didn't。 She did interesting stuff with language in this。 Characters could be maddening but I like that sometimes too A lot I liked， a lot I didn't。 She did interesting stuff with language in this。 Characters could be maddening but I like that sometimes too 。。。more

Sarah Soldano ，

An interesting but mildly frustrating Irish protagonist navigates two contrasting relationships while living in Hong Kong。 A bittersweet snapshot of the beauty and the turbulence of human emotion， similar in style to Sally Rooney’s writing。

Joanne ，

I'd be hard pressed to find something good to say about this story。 A young woman arrives in Hong Kong to teach English to children。 She has a couple of lunches with a man， ends up living rent free in his apartment with him。 Their sex is a matter of convenience for him。 She considers it pay for her free ride which evolves into her having his AmEx for whatever she would like。 He's called away on business for six months by which time she confirms her homosexuality and falls in love with a woman。 T I'd be hard pressed to find something good to say about this story。 A young woman arrives in Hong Kong to teach English to children。 She has a couple of lunches with a man， ends up living rent free in his apartment with him。 Their sex is a matter of convenience for him。 She considers it pay for her free ride which evolves into her having his AmEx for whatever she would like。 He's called away on business for six months by which time she confirms her homosexuality and falls in love with a woman。 The story goes nowhere。 I never cared about the characters or the outcome。 What is supposed to pass for intelligence is really just mind games these three are playing。 A big yawn。 。。。more

Kimball ，

EXCITING TIMES is one of those books that found me at exactly the right time。 It’s raw， it’s comical， it’s politically inclined without being over the top。 Plus， it has that little bit of Irishness that I just love。 It also references a few Irish bars that I can’t wait to get back to。 You aren’t going to like Ava， the main character。 She is insular and detached。 She lies and doesn’t want to accept blame for her actions。 But she is real—from her text drafts to her constant need to dissect and und EXCITING TIMES is one of those books that found me at exactly the right time。 It’s raw， it’s comical， it’s politically inclined without being over the top。 Plus， it has that little bit of Irishness that I just love。 It also references a few Irish bars that I can’t wait to get back to。 You aren’t going to like Ava， the main character。 She is insular and detached。 She lies and doesn’t want to accept blame for her actions。 But she is real—from her text drafts to her constant need to dissect and understand language。 Overall， I enjoyed this book and it’s sarcasm but know it isn’t for everyone， especially those that enjoy a plot or a satisfying ending。•Ava， a 22 year old from Dublin， just arrived in Hong Kong to teach English。 The place she works at exclusively hires white people to teach， something that bothers Ava but not enough to do anything。 She does continue to point out how all of the learning materials and examples are designed for white/European students to better comprehend and not the students she actually has。 When Ava arrives， she knows exactly one person in Hong Kong， Julian， a banker。 Ava can’t stand the Airbnb she shares with two other females so she slowly moves in with Julian。 At first， they’re just friends who enjoy each other’s company。 Then， they introduce sex to their relationship and remain friends， maybe something more。 Eventually， Ava asks Julian if he loves her。 He replies， “I like you a great deal。” He also likes to spend money on Ava。 When his job takes him back to London， Ava stays at the apartment not knowing what their relationship is。 Ava continues to visit Julian’s dad and meets up with Julian’s friends a couple of times but otherwise stays to herself until Edith invites her to the theater。 Edith is a gorgeous， ambitious， Hong Kong born lawyer。 Ava wants to be her and wants her in a way she never wanted Julian。 They begin to date。 Although Ava mentions Julian， she is never honest about her relationship with Julian。 When Julian returns to Hong Kong， Ava realizes that she has to make a decision。 。。。more

Ella ，

I was sceptical re。 the Sally Rooney comparisons because being a young white Irish woman who writes about relationships isn’t like。。。a genre。 But I think this was even sharper， more poignant and just funnier than Normal People。 I love this growing group of contemporary authors who are able to hone in on what is seemingly mundane everyday stuff and give it the weight it is so often felt with in real life。 Really magical stuff。

Rebecca ，

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan3。5 out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Here we find a 22 year old girl called Ava， born in Ireland but， on a whim， moves to Hong Kong to teach English as a foreign language。 Ava spends the whole book obsessing over someone， Julian to start， followed by Edith。 It is sold as a 'modern love story' and sadly I think that is what it is。 We begin by meeting Julian， a banker who went to Oxford。 Ava likes the back and forth she has with him。 She likes that there is no commitment。 She also hates b Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan3。5 out of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Here we find a 22 year old girl called Ava， born in Ireland but， on a whim， moves to Hong Kong to teach English as a foreign language。 Ava spends the whole book obsessing over someone， Julian to start， followed by Edith。 It is sold as a 'modern love story' and sadly I think that is what it is。 We begin by meeting Julian， a banker who went to Oxford。 Ava likes the back and forth she has with him。 She likes that there is no commitment。 She also hates both of these things。 They have sex but Julian tells her from the start that they will never be a couple。 Then we move onto Edith， a lawyer who went to Cambridge。 Ava is bisexual and when Edith comes along she finds a different kind of 'love' （I'm not convinced what she had with Julian deserves this title）， this time， Edith is happy to call her her girlfriend， happy to go on dates， Edith wants to make Ava happy， and they do make one another happy。 But with Ava from Ireland and Edith from Hong Kong this relationship still cannot be completely public， and that proves hard for them both。I actually quite liked all three main characters but the whole book was really rather self indulgent。 Ava spends the whole time obsessing over either Julian or Edith。 Constantly checking their social media accounts。 Writing and re writing messages to them。 Over analysing everything。 Putting herself down at every opportunity。 And whilst many of these things ring true for our society today it got a bit much as the book went on。 Nevertheless， I enjoyed the characters and much of the back and forth between Ava and the others is clever and funny。 Overall， an easy read， that perhaps just reminds one of some of the less pleasing aspects of our modern society。 。。。more

Paige ，

Dnf 50%

Markha ，

This book made me chuckle a lot。 I understand the criticism that the main character is not particularly likable。 But she doesn’t have to be。 She is a confused 22-year old。 I enjoyed the humorous social commentary and a touch of decadent spirit to the characters and the setting。I don’t know too many British privileged white boys and have never been to Hong Kong。 But I did see quite a lot of Julian-like people of other nationalities and have lived as an ‘expat’ in different countries for more than This book made me chuckle a lot。 I understand the criticism that the main character is not particularly likable。 But she doesn’t have to be。 She is a confused 22-year old。 I enjoyed the humorous social commentary and a touch of decadent spirit to the characters and the setting。I don’t know too many British privileged white boys and have never been to Hong Kong。 But I did see quite a lot of Julian-like people of other nationalities and have lived as an ‘expat’ in different countries for more than 5 years。 In this sense， I found Ava’s observations pretty astute and funny。 。。。more

Alex ，

It was interestingly written and pretty good。

Angela ，

Very British， reminded me a lot of Sally Rooney， but I am not a huge fan of her writing。 The main character annoyed me the whole book because she talks all the time about how she's weird and that's why no one likes her but maybe she just sucks。 The author uses unnecessarily complex words and phrases， like "blashpheme" instead of just saying the person lies。 Reminds me of English teachers telling students not to just look up words in the thesaurus and replace them because it sounds fancier。 It ma Very British， reminded me a lot of Sally Rooney， but I am not a huge fan of her writing。 The main character annoyed me the whole book because she talks all the time about how she's weird and that's why no one likes her but maybe she just sucks。 The author uses unnecessarily complex words and phrases， like "blashpheme" instead of just saying the person lies。 Reminds me of English teachers telling students not to just look up words in the thesaurus and replace them because it sounds fancier。 It made the main character seem even more pretentious and annoying。 And even though I didn't like the characters that much or have a preference for who she would end up with， the ending just contributed to my dislike of the main charcter。 。。。more

SassyBooks ，

The book is was an odd experience。 Ava， the main character， should have been relatable because of the whole， begin-20s with a quite ''plain'' （in which I mean， no superhero and no changing the world quite activities） life and finding the future frightening， which leads to avoiding any sort of actual planning around it。However， she wasn't relatable。 Following her thought process， if you thought more deeply about it， was sometimes quite disturbing。 Fantasising about making the mother of Julian dee The book is was an odd experience。 Ava， the main character， should have been relatable because of the whole， begin-20s with a quite ''plain'' （in which I mean， no superhero and no changing the world quite activities） life and finding the future frightening， which leads to avoiding any sort of actual planning around it。However， she wasn't relatable。 Following her thought process， if you thought more deeply about it， was sometimes quite disturbing。 Fantasising about making the mother of Julian deeply uncomfortable without having met the woman， looking up the salaries of those she hangs out with and liking the fact she had the power to hurt Edith， to name a few。 On the other hand， I felt like the author kinda skipped the whole ''Hello， I am 22 years old and I moved to Hong Kong and I don't speak the language and culture and I'm surviving here''。 Sometimes there were things she did not understood， but often enough I felt like this was really overlooked and could've been an addition to the story。I understand that the whole power dynamic in regards with love， money and being （co-）dependent should've been an interesting part of this story， or at least that's what I gather from the description of the book， but in the way I was written I could not feel it that much。 However， the writing style was really good and quick to read and I want to give the author bonus points on that。 。。。more

Claudia ，

did not finish。 oh my goodness。 this was a drag。 a pointless， meandering， horrible drag。 I got to 50 pages and put it down， feeling a bit guilty at first but then thinking "reading is supposed to be fun。 this book is decidedly not fun。" better to waste a couple of hours than 6-8 more trying to get through this。 did not finish。 oh my goodness。 this was a drag。 a pointless， meandering， horrible drag。 I got to 50 pages and put it down， feeling a bit guilty at first but then thinking "reading is supposed to be fun。 this book is decidedly not fun。" better to waste a couple of hours than 6-8 more trying to get through this。 。。。more

Sylwia Kwiecień ，

“Obyś żył w ciekawych czasach” to znane chińskie przekleństwo， którego sens możemy chyba odczuć teraz mocniej niż kiedykolwiek。 Siedzę sobie zatem w domu， w trakcie szalejącej na zewnątrz kolejnej już fali pandemii， i czytam tę książkę o problemach społecznych， smutnych ludziach i ich płytkich relacjach， która to w ogóle do mnie nie trafia， myśląc， że może jestem na ten tekst po prostu za stara。 Mam wprawdzie niewiele ponad 10 lat więcej niż Ava， główna bohaterka， ale ciężko mi się z nią w jakik “Obyś żył w ciekawych czasach” to znane chińskie przekleństwo， którego sens możemy chyba odczuć teraz mocniej niż kiedykolwiek。 Siedzę sobie zatem w domu， w trakcie szalejącej na zewnątrz kolejnej już fali pandemii， i czytam tę książkę o problemach społecznych， smutnych ludziach i ich płytkich relacjach， która to w ogóle do mnie nie trafia， myśląc， że może jestem na ten tekst po prostu za stara。 Mam wprawdzie niewiele ponad 10 lat więcej niż Ava， główna bohaterka， ale ciężko mi się z nią w jakikolwiek sposób utożsamić。 Podczas lektury czułam się jak starsza pani， która zupełnie nie rozumie współczesnej młodzieży i świata， który różni się od tego， jaki pamięta z własnej młodości。“Najlepsza love story naszych czasów！ Kameralna， czule ironiczna i bardzo zmysłowa。” - głosi okładkowy opis。 Spanie z kimś tylko dlatego， że ma pieniądze i może zaoferować wygodne życie， zdradzanie tej osoby podczas jej nieobecności， potem życie w trójkącie。。。cóż， może jestem starej daty， ale jednak mam zupełnie inne wyobrażenie “love story”; ironii i zmysłowości zresztą też。Lubię nieidealnych bohaterów， posiadających swoje wady ale Ava to postać totalnie antypatyczna - z jednej strony mająca sporo kompleksów， z drugiej dość wysokie mniemanie o sobie; sama nie wie czego chce， czy to od związku czy to od życia （choć to akurat można zrozumieć， w końcu jest bardzo młoda）， nie przeszkadza jej bycie utrzymanką， ale jest dość ostra w ocenie innych ludzi。 Jej pretensjonalne wypowiedzi były dla mnie mocno irytujące。Najciekawsze dla mnie okazały się fragmenty dotyczące jej pracy jako nauczycielki w Hongkongu i zawiłości języka angielskiego， choć tak naprawdę były tu raczej zapychaczem。Plus za fajną， przyciągającą wzrok okładkę i naprawdę dobry marketing - dzięki nim sięgnęłam po tę pozycję。 Dla mnie okazała się rozczarowaniem， ale myślę， że może też się podobać。Może tej książki po prostu nie zrozumiałam， może ta płytkość i miałkość były zabiegiem celowym， metaforą czasów？ Jeśli przypadła Wam do gustu Sally Rooney， możecie spróbować z panią Dolan。 Mi jakoś nie po drodze z młodymi irlandzkimi pisarkami。 。。。more

Caitlyn Barton ，

There is a quote in the book that says "everyone is a terrible person at 22" and that is really all this book is about。 Almost nothing happens， and the main character Ava is very unlikeable。 But at the same time I did enjoy seeing her relationships develop and hearing her thoughts about them。 This was a lot like a Sally Rooney novel， which I also didn't particularly love or hate。 There is a quote in the book that says "everyone is a terrible person at 22" and that is really all this book is about。 Almost nothing happens， and the main character Ava is very unlikeable。 But at the same time I did enjoy seeing her relationships develop and hearing her thoughts about them。 This was a lot like a Sally Rooney novel， which I also didn't particularly love or hate。 。。。more

Lucy Eve Gardiner ，

Read for bookclub with Olivia so I don’t want to spoil my thoughts on this book too much but it’s my most disappointing read of 2021 so far and doesn’t hold a candle to Sally Rooney

Charlotte Dunn ，

3。5 rounded up。 Very pretty cover though。I did enjoy this novel however it is one of those contemporary novels in which basically nothing happens。 If you are more interested in characterisation and class commentary then this may be for you。 There were some good witticisms that made me laugh I thought I'd share below although maybe they'd have been more effective in short-form？"Florence thought Miles wanted to， quote， sacrifice her son's education at the altar of socialism。""'He hates "neo-libera 3。5 rounded up。 Very pretty cover though。I did enjoy this novel however it is one of those contemporary novels in which basically nothing happens。 If you are more interested in characterisation and class commentary then this may be for you。 There were some good witticisms that made me laugh I thought I'd share below although maybe they'd have been more effective in short-form？"Florence thought Miles wanted to， quote， sacrifice her son's education at the altar of socialism。""'He hates "neo-liberalism"， though I've never heard him define it。'""I never knew what to do when someone had obviously asked me a question to include me in the conversation。 How much could I say in response before I was abusing their generosity？""There was something Shakespearean about imperious men going down on you: the mighty have fallen。""'I feel Catholic guilt when we're fucking， but I'm not sure if fucking you is the source of guilt or the penance。'" 。。。more

Anja ，

Did not finish。

Rebecca Jean ，

This was a solid first book from the author， but it wasn’t mind blowing or out of this world。 At times I felt like the main character wasn’t really that believable。 Sometimes， however， she was very believable。

jen ，

I can definitely see the comparisons to Sally Rooney here - both Irish millennials writing contemporary literary fiction about Irish millennials experiencing intense relationships in their early 20s。 This has been on my TBR list since it was first published， so I'm glad to finally get around to it。This book at times strays towards the pretentious， and at times I felt like I needed a bit more knowledge on certain topics， although that's perhaps more of a judgement on me than the book。 The story t I can definitely see the comparisons to Sally Rooney here - both Irish millennials writing contemporary literary fiction about Irish millennials experiencing intense relationships in their early 20s。 This has been on my TBR list since it was first published， so I'm glad to finally get around to it。This book at times strays towards the pretentious， and at times I felt like I needed a bit more knowledge on certain topics， although that's perhaps more of a judgement on me than the book。 The story touches on the impact of British colonialism on both Ireland and Hong Kong， as well as the role of wealth/class in society。For me the stand out element of Exciting Times was Ava's relationship with Edith - I loved them and their frank conversations DEARLY。 。。。more

Lauren （Pip） ，

It took me a while to understand this book but it ended up affecting me in a deeply personal way that I was not expecting。 Tremendous。

Dale ，

I think I’m rather sick of the millennial cool

Reference

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