I’ve hung in there with this book because I am willing to accept overload for a worthwhile payoff, but with <50 pages to go, a scene is so over-the-top and gross that it’s almost comical. Is this necessary? Maybe, since all that precedes it is already so dark and depraved, but I’m almost embarrassed for the author reading this scene. Maybe I’m missing something, but I’m not sure what could justify it.
— Jul 18, 2026 04:50PM
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