Jealous Haters Book Club: Modelland prologue and chapter one, “T O OKE”

Every journey begins with a single step. Sometimes, that step is motivated by the Pilgrim Plague. But we’ll get to that. I started writing these in May of 2023, so there may be references to things that happened before now and the knowledge of the time in between. I will do my best to prune as necessary. As always, any typos in the quoted text are the result of my human foibles, unless otherwise stated. And Team Tyra, if you’re out there and you see this (because I’ve seen you heart my social posts), please know that I love this book deeply, and any criticisms I express in these recaps is from a place of love, and know that my love for Modelland far outweighs my sassery. As a wise woman once said, “When my mother yells like this it’s because she loves me!” Okay. Let’s hop into a Scout’s weird and gooey magic pouch for a journey back to 2023. Let’s take a look at the mystifying prologue of Tyra Banks’s Modelland. You want to be there. You know you do. Don’t lie, dahling. Look, I know…