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it's petty and a matter of taste but the omniscient third POV is grating, too. it's not a matter of multiple POVs, it's that the narration draws attention to its own omniscience ("While Ana was wondering why the past couldn't rest, her former landlord also tossed and turned...."), in a way that feels too twee and quirky for what is ostensibly a horror novel.
— May 29, 2026 06:53AM
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Collin
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anyway there's not a lot of horror to be had in a story where it feels like you can still see the author's notes on the margins reading THE REAL HORROR IS CAPITALISM AND MISOGYNY !!!!!! which, yeah, in real life, no arguments there, but it really sucks the life out of any actual supernatural horror element when not done with a deft hand, and the hand is not deft here.
— May 29, 2026 06:56AM
Collin
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I continue to be amazed at the times when authors choose to use overview/summary mode during moments when they should be fully dialed into a close POV. a character starting to tell a dramatic story and the narrative cutting to a wordless, distant-POV flashback can work in movies/TV but it so rarely works in books; the two media speak different languages of sense impressions.
— May 28, 2026 02:21PM
Collin
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this is very much a The Author Is Very Invested In The Characters' Status As New Yorkers kind of book so far and it's grating me . i don't care about New Yorkers' Main Character Syndrome oh my goddd.
— May 28, 2026 08:19AM
