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I don't even remember this Rocky Horror-style Richard III theater

It seemed very unclear what affliction Spike had and I think the first time I read this I thought werewolf but he is suffering from vampirism and takes medication for it

This plot is a bit meandering, and there's a lot of details we really don't need

So far everyone in this book where it's mentioned has only drank coffee, not tea

Thursday's father hilariously interrupts a very fraught reunion with her ex in order to tell her about the invention of the banana

Reference to his nursery crime series as a TV show in this world

Mycroft's Retinal Screensaver has flying toasters just like the classic After Dark screensavers

"We were developing a machine that used egg white, heat, and sugar to synthesize methanol when a power surge caused an implosion. Owens was meringued. By the time we chipped him out the poor chap had expired."

What a delicious way to go, though...

Always loved the dodos and their love of marshmallows

I like the points he's making on war, in regards to this 131 year version of the Crimean War in the book. It's a pointless war causing enormous loss of life fueled by nationalism and xenophobic pride