It's gotta be the patriarchy/hierarchy and in a total vibes way, because they never actually like Francis or Leo

Oh man, parenting with no voice is the worst! Solidarity

I mean, I think it is probably demonstrably true that far more parents my age have a "you don't have to hug anyone you don't want to" policy than previous generations, I just think it's good and not that hard for relatives to follow.

<3 <3 <3

Petition for books that let you switch between audiobook and ebook as needed. Am I cleaning or driving? I'd like these chapters as audiobook chapters. Otherwise, ebook please.

Ugh!! Fingers crossed the next one is better

At least it's not the grannies...

They are nonsense syllables, and I think the plain descriptive names are part of the book's charm.

If I had to guess they did this because grenouille (frog) is a feminine noun so they gave them random names to preserve the male pronouns

All you need to know is those are not the French words for frog and toad lol

I mean, I'm not giving anything away other than saying I know the answer, and my opponent isn't on here, so...

It is best experienced in its original format, as a story told on a radio show

(you do gotta be aware at all times, I'm afraid, that when you are naming a baby you are naming a future elementary schooler. EG is EG and not GE because I didn't want her school nickname to become "jizz")

Ah, thank you, my mistake!

The only character who isn't awful is Ally's roommate.

I also give a pass to Jane Krakowski, whose character is awful but is at least funny