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Struan Young
is on page 97 of 709
So despite me seemingly merely being on page 97, I have ingested far more pages than that. I have skipped forward to two whole chapters much later on, read multiple appendices and exhibits at the back of the book, and decoded a secret letter. It’s a mammoth book, but I’m loving the journey so far.
— Feb 18, 2026 08:05AM
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Struan Young
is on page 275 of 709
It’s very strange. I’ve just done finished a chapters that’s a full reread from being sent there earlier. And it’s strangely comforting to come across the familiar in this book, it’s not a safe haven because nothing is. Rather it’s familiar ground so you know how it’s paved, but with the context from earlier it’s much richer and more enlightening. This book is crazily clever. I’m so impressed.
— Feb 21, 2026 02:53AM
Struan Young
is on page 153 of 709
When people say chapter 9 is an actual labyrinth they’re not wrong. You’re moving throughout the chapter, forwards and backwards, reading upside down and to the side. One point shining my phone torch through the page to read words backwards. The genius implications this has for the burns earlier in the book is wild. This book is outrageous
— Feb 20, 2026 09:22AM
