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He rationed exclamation points, cursed them by lunch, fell in love with them anew.

page 150, Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday, Oct 11).

(Yes, it’s the Colson Whitehead zombie book, except for how it’s a book about zombies in the same way that Animal Farm is a book about pigs. Just finished it a few hours ago and am still letting it settle, but I think it might be my new favorite of his.)

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    Me upon reading this: “Ahhhh! Ahhhh! She’s reading the Colson Whitehead! Ahhhh!” in an odd falsetto.
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    OCTOBER?!?!?!?! I have to wait until FREAKING OCTOBER?!?!?!?!?!
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