I'm struggling through all my homework right now too!
I'm writing a paper on the psychological aspects of anorexia and anorexia as a culture bound disease and it's so boring. I swear I do less than four sentence then get distracted and need another 20 minutes or so to get back on track. Then Rowan wakes up, then I remember about the dishes and the laundry and the recycling, then I make food for when Nathan gets off work. Writing one page ends up drawing out into hour long affairs.
I think your book sounds interesting. I was watching a documentary on reincarnation on youtube the other day and they went into a part about the cast systems within Indian society and how hindu beliefs were used to keep people within their cast, sort of like a social tool. Very interesting.
I hope you aren't too tired because your night sounds long (mine will be too

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Good luck!