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Interesting plot, but, if Dante is supposed to be a mysterious stranger, how did two characters know who/what he does/did before talking to him or immediately upon meeting him? And, during a conversation he just offers up his desire not to kill anyone. He doesn’t know anything about this woman! I mean, they shared a cheesecake, but she revealed nothing about herself. So disbelief is officially suspended!
— Jul 12, 2026 08:52PM
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Interesting but the writing feels shallow in places. International assassin with no knowledge of the basic tenets of bowling? There are places where assumptions are made without the groundwork being laid. Uneven! The storytelling is uneven. There is detail and just as quickly leaps in logic without sufficient explanation. Are we going for magical realism? Also, I thought the book was about Dante…
— Jul 14, 2026 10:09PM