i'm baffled by the (admittedly small amount of) people who said they preferred the initial concept of the book before the plot twist. really? you thought aw damn, i'm sad this isn't some ableist schlock depicting a mentally disabled man as a kidnapper and murderer for no reason? to me - not knowing the twist - it was ABUNDANTLY clear that ted as he was written did not seem remotely like the kind of person who would hurt or kill people. i did assume the author was making him a serial killer anyway because what else is new in ableist media

but ted isn't a cute little girl so ew gross no compassion for the abused child in this scenario i guess.

also i'm probably being too mean but if you didn't understand the author's note or whether he killed those women he tried to go on dates with (he obviously didn't the book made it abundantly clear what happened) you may in fact be a bit dense