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here we go

The trousers scene will forever make me cackle 😂

Nope, still get punched in the gut every time

I'll say this for Stroud, he writes his characters with deep empathy regardless of which side they're on

The plot thickens, as they say

Ah yes, now start the funniest interactions between Bartimaeus 'smoking kills' of Uruk and Nathaniel 'I shall tell you a secret' Underwood

Ah yes, now start the funniest interactions between Bartimaeus 'smoking kills' of Uruk and Nathaniel 'I shall tell you a secret' Underwood

Bart being so intelligent and so dumb at the same time will never not be hilarious

In just 4 chapters, Stroud has managed to do so much. But good lord, that comment in chapter 4 about a certain Egyptian boy is haunting during a reread.