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How is Intersections in Real Time so good while this is so bad :(

I think the solarium the author keeps talking about is just Green Sector from Babylon 5.

Shouldn’t have a dude in a mental hospital eating grapefruit, I don’t think.

So far this is really bad, but this man writes amazing TV so I’m hoping that translates soon. Also, I wrote a 45-bullet-point tumblr post about his Babylon 5 episode that this book seems to be largely a retread of, so my hopes are high.

Alright, things are finally cooking.

I’m supposed to believe there’s a more direct route out of Milwaukee than out of O’Hare?

It is unfortunately so annoying to read stuttering.

Never heard of anyone using poppers apparently just for fun.

Obviously 100 pages and counting pages of character introduction is completely reasonable in a book this long. And it’s well done and engaging, because it’s King. But man, I want to get to the scary part already.

I haven’t read this since high school, so I remember very little besides the main plot points. Looking forward to it.

I like the inclusive of a Jewish-coded character, but given this book takes place in October, I’d love just one line about Felix missing school one day for Yom Kippur or saying he can make it to a stakeout after he eats dinner in the sukkah or something.

I don’t understand why they didn’t just ask Dr. Wright to use whatever fax machine he certainly has access to.

Like the first book, the writing style is a bit twee for my taste, but it’s not bad enough to turn me off the it entirely.

Almost returned this to the library without trying it after Phantom Academy was so mid, but I'm glad I gave it a shot! Pretty fun so far.

“The [zombification] process didn’t work on reptiles, amphibians, fish, and other lower life forms. Their neural networks are too primitive to handle the rewiring the aliens do.”

Sounds like this author has never heard of cordyceps.

This author seems to know all the weapons and vehicles used during the war in Afghanistan, but he somehow isn’t aware that platoon leader is an officer’s position and that Army is capitalized.

Men’s size ten is one of the more common shoe sizes—what do these characters mean when they say that’s special-store level big? Yeah, it’s big for a woman, but there have to be so many of those laying around right now.

“I’d rather deal with the undead than a bunch of Babylon 5 fans!” how dare you

This is cute so far; I’m in need of something quick and easy after The Time of the Hero.

Finally the story is picking up and I’ve got a hold on the narration.

Okay, we’re finally getting consistent paragraph breaks, so I’m hoping it’ll be easier going from here on out. I suspect this is one I’ll appreciate once it’s read more than I’ll enjoy the act of reading it, but we will see.

It occurs to me it’s been ages since I’ve read a challenging book. Pages-long paragraphs, nonlinear, I’m not even clear who many of the characters really are yet. Enjoying it so far, even if the content is a little brutal.

If there’s one place you can’t lie about being a Jew, it’s a public bathhouse.

Me: It’s interesting that the Other talks like a normal person. The protagonist speaks so strangely.

Emily: Oh, he reminded me of you.