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how is it i relate more to phil but find jacks more understandable, like idk wtf phil is hung up on half the time. anyway it's going slow cuz im making lots of notes

been going deliberately slow on the reread, one chapter at a time. hopefully i'll be able to make more time for it and finish it up soon.

this is just stunningly good. phil is so believable, and real to me. jacks is a sweetie. the bathroom window gag on the other hand is ott, and there's never any acknowledgement of it. like acker just sweeps all the book's weaknesses into the time gaps.

💯👍👍🌈

always kind of in awe at writers who stop scenes in places I could never leave them. stuff you know's gonna have consequences, but they just skip over it. also: ENRAGED that my library doesn't have Acker's other book.

that plot step felt a little matter of fact. no planning or anything, just does it. there was a time gap so maybe off screen planning. idk. just something a bit odd about it from a storytelling perspective, imo. still, this is amazing

had this from the library, but it's $2 so i own it now.

not sure what actually happened in that scene, but something about the voice, the humor here is just really working for me. loving this 😁

ok, first demerit: neglecting to mention one of the secondary chars we've met a few times already is black and fat until 18%. still, some grade A banter in this book. can't imagine this isn't gonna get an easy 5 ⭐ when it's done

this is REALLY good :)