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(I hesitated over that spoiler-tag, but it is shared well into the second half of the book, so I feel like preserving its "reveal" status probably aligns with the book's intentions.) I'd be surprised if we were facing a sort of "all writers, if writing characters, must be writing self-inserts" situation, particularly from Casey McQuiston's usual reading demographic, because that seems like a reaction that's pretty straightforwardly sexistI think we've all run through the understanding that cis men are never, ever accused of this kind of lack of imagination, or this kind of public wish-fulfillment, unless they're very literally New England college professors having affairs with their students writing about New England college professors having affairs with their students

According to the same New York Times interview, hed ask guests to Gilmore-ize their language

You should see what my life is like at home

Are rolling papers thin or thick

nauseating after a few wears and also when you're trying to keep an appetite for a meal