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Heartless, Impersonal Dystopia Has Family Reunion Day: Divergent Chapter 15
Chapter 15 Tris changes in the dorm once she checks that Peter and Drew aren’t there, because as long as they’re not there, she has the confidence to be partly-clothed in the dorm now that she beat the...
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Eva Just Got Her Period Again so We Know at Least a Month has Passed in this...
Previously, Eva’s dad came to visit, which of course meant Eva talked about how sexy he was and made it awkward for those of us who are adverse to describing our parents this way. Chapter 13 After...
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Everyone Continues To Love Pamela: Pamela Part 13
My dad gave me his old tablet because he decided he didn’t like it, so I’m writing this post on a tablet and a tiny-ass bluetooth keyboard. I’m one of those people now. Day 50 Pamela and the Master...
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Question Time! What Other Bad Books Blogs Do You Read?
Not that I was under the impression Ariel and I are doing anything revolutionary or novel over here (Ha, get it? Novel?), but I’m always momentarily surprised whenever someone mentions “other bad books...
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Al Goes All Jacob On Our Asses: Divergent Chapter 16
Last time we hung out with our favourite group of badass badasses of pure badassery, it was family reunion day! Tris learned her mother used to be in Dauntless through the power of chocolate cake. I...
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The Dauntless Zipline Through Chicago, Because Dauntless: Divergent Chapter 17
Guess what? Today we’re reading the one part of the movie I actually really liked! And entirely for reasons that don’t apply to books, so, uh, I have no idea how I feel right now. [Ariel says: How very...
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Suddenly, the Russian Mob: Entwined with You Chapter 14
Who cares what happened before this, the Russian mob is somehow part of the plot now. Chapter 14 Detective Graves and her partner Detective Michna show up to speak to Eva about some new information...
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Bible Fanfiction: Pamela Part 14
Days 52-53 The Master wakes up after Pamela and her father have already been up and about, admitting that he was up late reading Pamela’s letters. [Ariel says: Nothing says "written before Harry...
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Throwback Wednesday: 6 Ways Harry Potter Could Have Been Way Better
Guys, I haven’t updated my personal blog Apathetic Chipmunk in so long, even though I keep jotting down blog post ideas. Both fortunately and unfortunately Bad Books, Good Times and my job keep me...
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Yes, it’s Time For Another Simulation. Sigh: Divergent Chapter 18
Tris went ziplining with the Dauntless-born initiates, so if you missed that action-paced chapter you’re not going to have any idea what’s going on in the rest of the book. Chapter 18 The second stage...
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Drunk Four Flirts With Tris – YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Divergent Chapter 19
I almost met Hannah Hart this week. That was almost really cool! [Ariel says: Wait, why almost? This is a situation where you need be more explicit like when Veronica Roth helpfully alerts us to...
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Gentlemansplaining: Pamela Part 17
Days 59-60 Now that Pamela’s selflessness and the Master’s wealth have combined forces, the book occasionally becomes charity-porn: I begged leave to send a guinea to a poor body in the town [...]...
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Tris Aggressively Butters Toast: Divergent Chapters 26 & 27
So the origin of Four’s name was revealed. Can you remember how Four got his name? Take Our Poll Four fears. Yup. [Matthew says: Everyone reading this post is currently running a mental tally of how...
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Tris Meets The Evil Villain Who Is Evil: Divergent Chapter 28
Having recently tried and failed to meet Hannah Hart at a book signing because I completely forgot about things like “capacity” and “waiting in line”, today I’m going to try to meet XKCD‘s Randall...
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Anal on a Plane: Entwined with You Chapter 18
Last week, nothing happened. This week nothing + anal on a plane happens. Now that you know that, do I even have to write about this chapter? [Matthew says: I'm just gonna go ahead and put this gif...
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The Master’s Sister Is Still Calling Pamela A Whore: Pamela Part 18
Did you know that Randall Monroe, the guy who does xkcd, has a totally awesome new book out for his side-project What If? Because it’s hilarious and smart, and you’re reading this blog, so you seem...
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More Metaphors Explained: Divergent Chapters 29 & 30
When we last left off, Tris had just met the evil villain who is evil for some reason. She’s super annoying. Chapter 29 But now it’s time to take a break from worrying about villains to worry about...
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Tris Passes Dauntless Testing: Divergent Chapters 31 and 32
I went to a Spoon concert this week! Well, you’re all caught up on my life. Chapter 31 Tris comes out of the test-hallucination and Eric tells her that she’s completed her final evaluation, and then...
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Gideon Forces Eva to Marry Him. Who Says Romance is Dead?: Entwined with You...
Previously, our heroes engaged in anal play (do you like my foreshadowing here?). This is actually an important thing to remember before reading on, because the first part of this chapter is just Eva...
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The Master’s Sister Is Still Calling Pamela A Whore (Again): Pamela Part 19
So the bad news is that “the Master’s sister calls Pamela a whore” has completely hijacked the plot (or “plot”), and we’re on our third straight week of this scene, which Pamela somehow found time to...
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