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as a trans man who got the dad ending with Koen...damn, dude. the writing was insane and I'm not sure why or how I relate to Ines, but that navel thing, jesus. I understand it and I hate that I understand it and I love you for making it

I'm from the U.S. and read this book for the third or so time in the wake of the Trump presidency.  There's something I find comforting about the horror in this book because of its underlying familiarity; it hurts me more than any media ever has, but it also feels bizarrely comforting. It made me think some scenes were kind of hot and then spiral for at least a few minutes over why I would think that. Overall, I will probably read it again (and again, and again.)