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by Lionel Shriver (Goodreads Author)

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Jake I think possibly because he is an overindulged, spoilt middle class white guy who spends too much time on YouTube. His views are informed by the video…moreI think possibly because he is an overindulged, spoilt middle class white guy who spends too much time on YouTube. His views are informed by the videos he watches.

Martine calls him out on this. That's why she gives him the nickname she uses with him all the time.

The story is very much told not in the first person of course, but in a very close third person, where we really only view the other characters via Nico's eyes.

The story is told from his perspective.(less)

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