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to repeat a phrase: a litany of misery

the big bad here sure is no Chigurh

The dialogue is particularly bad — about 1/3 of it could just be deleted. What do editors do these days?

ugh. Mr. Pavone is expert at straddling the line but the incessant social politics on display here only convinces me that he also spends too much time online.

hitting a lot of the same notes repeatedly, often in succession

you can literally read the last 1-2 paragraphs of every chapter and miss nothing

Chapter 45 is one of the baldest exposition dumps I’ve read

every chapter — so about every 4 pages — I have to remind myself which character is which

There may indeed be traumas from which we never recover… the question is not how we can forget, but how can we incorporate and not be dominated by them? Curious to see how Mr. Christopher resolves this here; already grateful for the imaginative and enjoyable journey he’s provided.

I guess it’s cute when a lesbian does it? weird

a culmination in violence is a hallmark of sophomoric dramatists