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Josh
is 20% done
I'm at the point in the book where it's had an orphanage for girls.
And all these conversations and dialogue are these twelve year old girls talking to each other. But there is no twelve year old girl who's ever spoken like they do in this book. It's more Bae characterization.
But I understand that is a big challenge for an author to get children's voice, correct.So I'll give them a pass for now.
— Mar 11, 2026 12:54PM
And all these conversations and dialogue are these twelve year old girls talking to each other. But there is no twelve year old girl who's ever spoken like they do in this book. It's more Bae characterization.
But I understand that is a big challenge for an author to get children's voice, correct.So I'll give them a pass for now.
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Josh
is 40% done
This isnt worth continuing. Why is Koontz so damn popular? I mean good for him. I'm happy for him. But how does he have so many readers? Wild.
— Mar 11, 2026 03:28PM
Josh
is 19% done
My impression so far is that this book is dated has tons of cliches and terribly written characters, like really amateur-written characters.
But the book is rated so well so clearly I'm in the minority so I'm going to keep going. Hope for the best.
— Mar 11, 2026 09:41AM
But the book is rated so well so clearly I'm in the minority so I'm going to keep going. Hope for the best.
Josh
is 5% done
So far this is cliché central. The bad characters are all villains who monologue. Very cheesy opening so far
— Mar 10, 2026 01:57PM
