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Sarah
is 86% done
"they were fake anyway and could not hurt me or upset Bevel" doesn't pass muster. First of all since Ida suspects he isn't telling her everything how does she know she didn't inadvertently invent something true? And second of all he might be angry even if it is fake if he thinks it somehow makes him look bad or contradicts the persona he wants to be known for.
— Nov 11, 2025 09:56AM
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Sarah
is 85% done
I feel unable to understand Ida's behaviour. It is frustrating that she has not confronted Jack and inexplicable that she did not protest to Bevel that she could not abandon her father. Surely at least she should have tried to get him other help or explained why she could not.
— Nov 10, 2025 09:14PM
Sarah
is 83% done
Not really digging the latest developments. The one reveal was not handled in a very interesting way and the risk with the housekeeper for no specific reason makes me think poorly of Ida. Who is she benefiting by satisfying her own curiosity at this stage? She knows Bevel doesn't want her in the room. Is he keeping a secret or is he just oblivious?
— Nov 10, 2025 11:10AM
Sarah
is 81% done
I am skeptical that Ida's false document would have the desired impact but I am not sure whether at this point the book will recognize that. Maybe the disaster will erupt from the discarded drafts instead.
— Nov 09, 2025 08:19PM
Sarah
is 68% done
"Most of the music sounded just like that moment before the performance, when the musicians tune their instruments." I don't like this description because if it all sounds like tuning up how would you be able to articulate the observation this way? I think it would be expressed differently.
— Nov 07, 2025 02:51PM
Sarah
is 60% done
Now we're getting somewhere. But I think Ida may be reasoning ahead of herself. All it takes is for the story to include accurate publicly known facts for people to assume that everything is true. There doesn't have to be a real secret exposed that Bevel wants suppressed. (But that said, Bevel's draft made him unsympathetic, so who knows.)
— Nov 07, 2025 09:30AM
Sarah
is 57% done
Enjoying the 3rd section but feeling a bit impatient to learn where this is going. And not sure whether I should already know how the sections are connected. I've had to put this down and pick it up again after breaks, I have lost track a bit.
— Nov 06, 2025 06:19PM
Sarah
is 44% done
Absolutely agog since the narrator has started boasting about America First and tariffs. Quite a gut punch for 2025.
— Sep 01, 2025 08:18PM
