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Each Lethem novel is a big swing, not always a hit, but this book is turning out to be a smash.

Really enjoying this Lethem. Typical setup - a slightly likable gadabout befriends a local NYC weirdo and nothing really happens.

I encountered this in both Feral Detective and Dissident Gardens, but didn’t really connect with them. Lethem is very challenging, but this book has no slow slogs.

With this book, I’m marveling at the characters and digging the weirdo plot.

Great read