sometimes i scoff at those book reviews that are like "omg i couldn't put it down!!!!"... wdym

then abt once a year - just long enough to forget - i find myself so engrossed in a book that i pick it up every chance i get, & make time for it & let it occupy every second of my free time, & once i finish the book there's a cozy feeling i get whenever i think abt it... as if i don't know quite enough yet but i'm happy with what i do know, a very free feeling

i just finished one ofc

anyway, i was wondering why this is, like why a story can pull us in so relentlessly. my thought is that the author has not only made the content seem relatable to you somehow - maybe a plot or character or AoE or location - but also makes you ask more questions than they are answering, so you're always at the precipice of *not knowing quite enough*

dev, veteran, wayfarer of realms digital and divine.