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I know it must look like I love JK Rowling from my reading this year. And yes, I really love Harry Potter and the Strike novels. But man, she herself is terrible. She's not even a casual transphobe--it's her whole persona at this point, which makes it extra disturbing. But man, I've been waiting for this book for months and idk how to reconcile these two things. :(
— Sep 02, 2025 09:44AM
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Ariel
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Everyone in this is so stupid that I cannot deal. How have these people gotten to their thirties and forties with what seems like negative emotional intelligence? Disappointed in the book so far.
— Sep 09, 2025 08:51PM

Ariel
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My father and grandfather were both high-degree masons. I hope this book isn't a long indulgence of all the conspiracy theories. Trust me, the closer you are to it, the less exciting it is. My dad participating in dark rituals is the dumbest conspiracy I've ever heard. He had his flaws, but to his credit, he'd have risked his life to expose anything close to murder, let alone murder itself. It's ridiculous.
— Sep 02, 2025 03:05PM