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Peter Fox
is 67% done
For the greater part roots was good, capturing each character and giving them a unique voice, by the end of trunk this is lost in a blancmange of directionless sermonising; sickly sweet, with unnatural tone and unappealing texture. The persistent braeing of the various protagonists indistinguishable as the author beats the reader about the head with his "message" and fetishism of bisexuality.
— Jan 12, 2026 11:09AM
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Peter Fox
is 76% done
Second act blues: Well rounded and unique characters become generic whiney Saturday morning television ecowarriors before one of them dies and they regain their identities (spoilers).
Charitably either the editor was asleep at the wheel or they really earned their paycheque and had to scythe through a further thousand pages of navel gazing before the steering the author back to the story. What a waste of paper
— Jan 13, 2026 02:49AM
Charitably either the editor was asleep at the wheel or they really earned their paycheque and had to scythe through a further thousand pages of navel gazing before the steering the author back to the story. What a waste of paper
Peter Fox
is 26% done
This book nearly didn't get started; the opening paragraphs had that basic bitch whimsy of terminally beige decor with the inevitable "live laugh love" mounted above the mantle. Fortunately from this faltering cadence it eventually found its stride.
— Jan 10, 2026 01:21PM
