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the novel's major characters all suffer from self-absorption, and they are every bit as insufferable as such people are in real life
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The biggest emotional gut punch comes not from anything that happens to Strings, but when Essie is predictably cast aside as yet another pawn in the crooner's game of high-minded self-absorption.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Both behavioral traits share some core symptoms, including self-absorption, a high sense of self-importance, hostility, and a high sense of entitlement.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
For audiences familiar with the story, where Cécile and Anne end up will not surprise, but newbies will likely be shocked at the potency of Cécile’s teenage self-absorption.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Juliette Binoche whispers affection with quiet intensity as Eugénie, the fiercely independent cook who tantalizes the palate of the enigmatic gourmand Dodin Bouffant (portrayed with delightful self-absorption by Benoît Magimel).
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Both behavioral traits share some core symptoms, including self-absorption, a high sense of self-importance, hostility, and a high sense of entitlement.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Sep. 2024
For audiences familiar with the story, where Cécile and Anne end up will not surprise, but newbies will likely be shocked at the potency of Cécile’s teenage self-absorption.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Juliette Binoche whispers affection with quiet intensity as Eugénie, the fiercely independent cook who tantalizes the palate of the enigmatic gourmand Dodin Bouffant (portrayed with delightful self-absorption by Benoît Magimel).
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
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“Self-absorption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorption. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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