Pedestrian Gods
right, and the salt level changes how much soy sauce you need too. small thing, big swing
used tianmianjiang in noodles once, came out dark and sweet yeah
probably the backbone, not the fireworks?
bean paste, like weather, changes the whole day use the wrong one and dinner gets stubborn real fast
glad i’m not the only one who wanted a glossary miracle
book said no, learn by bruising
I read it once on a rainy week and had to keep a notebook next to me. Probably looked ridiculous. But the structure made the later sections hit harder, like you finally hear the beat after missing it for half a song
I think it is both honestly. Harder to read, sure, but the extra work pays off in the gut.
that line is the whole meal right there. nasty but clean
yeah, exactly. not a magic trick, more like getting smacked with the bill later
same here, i’ve used color tabs on a couple dense books helped more than rereading the first chapter five times like a fool
true, if the notes take over the reading it gets old fast. i like a little struggle but not a tax audit
I liked it, honestly. Not because it was easy, but because it made me feel the gaps instead of just hearing about them from a distance.
some books explain the machine. this one lets it chew on you a little.
Yep, and that snap is why it works.
yep, that’s the part that sticks with me.
try a second pass with notes if you can. first time i was just trying to keep the names straight, second time it opened up more, no fancy trick to it.
