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354 pages, Paperback
First published September 7, 2021
Maureen's silver-gray bob swishes stylishly as she shoots him a threatening look.
Dev licks Charlie's hand instead.
Dev continues to talk about the contestants while absentmindedly brushing crumbs out of Charlie's lap.
... she perfectly straddles the line of catering to the shows large conservative fan base without alienating its even larger feminist fan base, which claims to watch ironically.
anthropomorphic embodiment of toxic masculinity
The women he went out with said they wanted him to open up, be vulnerable, let down his guard.
Yet whenever he showed even a smidge of real emotion, they were turned off completely. They mostly confirmed what his father always used to say: real men don't cry, and they definitely don't talk publicly about their self-care.
"Just remember, you have the world's biggest heart and the world's finest ass-"
"No, [Dev]'s just good at making people feel comfortable." Because that is literally his job, and Dev is kind of amazing at his job.
The more Charlie retreats, the more Dev wants to advance.
[Dev] snaps, "What are you so afraid of Charlie?"
Dev licks Charlie's hand instead.
Ryan never misled him. ... From their first night together, Ryan told him he didn't believe in soul mates or fairy tales or loving one person forever. Dev willingly threw away six years on a man who told him from the beginning exactly how their love story would end.
About being so desperate to escape his small town and his small life and his small-minded family, only to arrive at Stanford at sixteen and discover there are small minds everywhere.