"To depart is to arrive. To leave is to stay. To say good-bye is to begin a lengthy conversation at the front door."

I live by this tbh ?

"so he prayed as a lament, as a consolation, and as a hope."

Exit West is a beautiful and melancholy and hopeful book.

AHHHHHH so good! I just raced through this book because I couldn't stop reading. Can't wait to read the rest of the series and get more into Cheris/Jedao's head.

I'm reading 2312 & there are parts of it I like quite a bit, but its language continues to baffle me. It's sci-fi by content but it reads like “literary fiction.“ In general, despite the book's positive qualities (which include decent queer and polyam representation), I can't recommend it overall, though I'll post an update when I finish the book.

This is a VERY STRANGE book. I honestly can't tell if I like it or not.