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You don't have to be LGBTQ to be potentially attracted to younger people - see Lolita by Nabokov. LGBTQ and pedophilic novels are generally read by people who are smarter because they handle deviations from a norm better / are more empathetic.

@@bkchillingz of course i totally agree maybe i failed to make my point clear. Unfortunately these acts doesn’t define hetero people but when a minority group is mentioned with this type of relationship or act it sticks and creates a bad reputation. Which is the reason why i felt the need to mention lgbtq people. My mother tongue is not english so i hope i made my point clear.

No you were very clear! I see your point and people are going to make this connection. I however disagree that a story could be used as a justification for underage dating. There is a power difference which injustifies the whole thing. However, as I said it's not strange to find one fantasizing about dating someone younger. That's what these stories are for.

this is what i've been saying !!!!

​@@bkchillingztrue but people who are heavily against lgbtq+ people always say things like that! they talk about how they brainwash other people into joining their community which is so strange like it's not a cult bro

Haha thank you! You're too sweet ♥️

Love this! Thank you!

stop! my EGO!!

Thank you so much! And welcome :)

thank you soooo much!!

Thank you so much! Big compliment :)

rooting for you!

I felt the same way about Call Me by Your Name movie. The power imbalance is inevitable with a big age gap like that, especially when one party is still a teenager.

yess, i read the bell jar as well and gave it 2 stars. the racism caught me off guard and ruined it for me.. :(

@@marie..508 yeah it sours an otherwise impactful book

I feel you! I read for the same reason, but it made me SO sad that I didn't enjoy it. Hope you'll have a slightly better experience.

@@ASMRfleur I finished it. It was interesting but yeah, some flaws that keep it from being truly great. Onto the next book!!

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it's soooooo convenient honestly - also pretty much all the classics are available for free. life changer

Can I just say I'm loving reading your comments, truly. Thank you ❤️

I loved the rant ❤️

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Thank you so much! I'll keep this in mind ♥️

liedjes! :) verder heeeel af en toe, niet vaak

@@ASMRfleur ja ja, liedjes. duidelijk. omdat je muzikant bent 👍

To be fair, liking or disliking a book and being uncomfortable reading about certain topics is entirely up to the reader and obviously can't be discussed, but I wouldn't throw the book down into the flames. It's really a lot of the fans who are doing all the romanticizing and praising of the weird age gap, but not the book itself. Even if this book shouldn't have been crowned with this misplaced aura/popularity, the narrative elements brought into these pages are the everyday lives of so many queer people around us, especially gay men, and are sadly key to much of our upbringing. The relationship is manipulative and unequal, sure, but just like in real life. The book is never about a transcendental love-story between two soulmates, but only about the changes and experiences a 17-year-old goes through during a summer full of discoveries. The good and the bad. It's really only Elio's point of view, and there's a lot of wrongs and alterations in the mind of a 17-year-old boy. We're not here to condemn the age gap or any of the character’s values because that's not why the book is interesting/important. And seeing how this coming of age story has been sold as a great gay romance is what really gave the ick to new readers imo.

if you still enjoyed the prose, you should try reading other books from andre aciman! enigma variations is really good

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