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It's written differently than most, as a retrospective, beginning as seemly disconnected little stories, but slowly coming together, as threads are weaved together into a blanket.
One thing is that it's best to read it in as few sittings are you can, as keeping all those threads and relationships straight can be taxing if you read it in too small chunks. The issue is that the way the story is written, as fairly short chapters/sections, it's very easy to read it in those small ...more
It's written differently than most, as a retrospective, beginning as seemly disconnected little stories, but slowly coming together, as threads are weaved together into a blanket.
One thing is that it's best to read it in as few sittings are you can, as keeping all those threads and relationships straight can be taxing if you read it in too small chunks. The issue is that the way the story is written, as fairly short chapters/sections, it's very easy to read it in those small ...more
Episodic an a somewhat disjointed way. Finally picks up for the final battle but never really comes together. Also downgraded for F-bombing.
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