Mimi
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cw: the f slur is said twice.
This age gap is ruining the story for me.
99.9% of the notes I took are about the age gap and how I felt that Gene didn't need to be 19. As I read on, him being 19 is the point of his background. However, Trevor, on the other hand, could have been 23 at the very most. Still would've given me an ick but not as bad as him being 34. His Lawyer career is likely why he's so much older and it only really mattered twice for his backstory. There are and were layers a lot younger than that, he didn't need to be 34. As if this age gap didn't make me feel any more uncomfortable, bro had to go and compare himself to fucking Gustav von Aschenbach. Who I had to look up and I should be giving this 2 stars for making me do that.
On a lighter note, I did love these characters individually. I wanted to know more about Gene and Trevor separately and their respective families, I wanted to know more about Karen, about Ms. White and her son Ryan, more about the nephew Gene! It wasn't as emotional as I hoped going into this but I really did want to know more.
cw: the f slur is said twice.
This age gap is ruining the story for me.
99.9% of the notes I took are about the age gap and how I felt that Gene didn't need to be 19. As I read on, him being 19 is the point of his background. However, Trevor, on the other hand, could have been 23 at the very most. Still would've given me an ick but not as bad as him being 34. His Lawyer career is likely why he's so much older and it only really mattered twice for his backstory. There are and were layers a lot younger than that, he didn't need to be 34. As if this age gap didn't make me feel any more uncomfortable, bro had to go and compare himself to fucking Gustav von Aschenbach. Who I had to look up and I should be giving this 2 stars for making me do that.
On a lighter note, I did love these characters individually. I wanted to know more about Gene and Trevor separately and their respective families, I wanted to know more about Karen, about Ms. White and her son Ryan, more about the nephew Gene! It wasn't as emotional as I hoped going into this but I really did want to know more.