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80 pages in and the first woman with a name just got introduced. I wonder if I’ll have to wait another 80 pages for a second woman to appear. 🤷♂️🕵️♂️🔍👀 It’s such a conspicuous absence.
— May 13, 2026 03:26PM
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The writing is decent. The absence of meaningful female characters is pretty conspicuous, though. Is there a plot? Kind of? The book is mostly a sandbox for exploring its male characters, to whom things just kind of happen. It does this pretty well.
— May 19, 2026 06:34AM
