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Filip176
is 94% done
Overall: I appreciate TJ’s sentiment of writing “positive, accurate representations” of queer folk. I really do. But I still think this book is not a good book. Mostly, the shallow characters rankle, especially Marblemaw and Rowder. A book is as good as their villains, and these villains are the worst stereotypes I’ve read in a while. Yes, Trumps and Rowlings exist; but still. It felt sloppy.
— May 18, 2025 12:27AM
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Filip176
is 94% done
Hah. Jeanine Rowder and JK Rowling. That took me a while. I did wonder whether I made that particular connection up, and then I read the acknowledgments. Nope, I did not. Neat, TJ.
— May 18, 2025 12:23AM
Filip176
is 94% done
It’s official, this book is annoying the hell out of me. I’m sorry, I just don’t buy the relationship between Arthur and the kids. Nothing about it feels right, but rather like a condescending sermon. If Arthur loves the kids, I don’t feel it.
— May 17, 2025 12:36AM
Filip176
is 3% done
First domestic scene in chapter One: Awww. I had not realised what a breather this kind of scene can be and how much I enjoy it.
— Mar 20, 2025 12:01AM
