The second chapter of this book is written from the perspective of a divorced middle aged British man in the 80s. And he's less a character than a collection of disdainful cliches of what you expect divorced middle aged British man in the 80s to be like. Red flag.
The third chapter is written from the perspective of a college girl struggling with her weight. And as someone who has had his own weight-related struggles, it was actually kind of distressing to read David Mitchell's terrible writing with this character. Again, she's just a litany of disdainful fat-person cliches. I realise not all weight issues are the same and that I don't expect that my experience is universal but this was very plainly written by someone with an inability to properly empathise with a character beyond a bunch of superficial tropes.
Disappointing.
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John Kelly rated A Psalm for the Wild-Built: 4 stars
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The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (The Poppy War, #1)
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John Kelly rated Several People Are Typing: 4 stars
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Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
A work-from-home comedy where WFH meets WTF.
Told entirely through clever and captivating Slack messages, this irresistible, relatable satire of …
John Kelly rated Matrix: 4 stars
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John Kelly rated This Is How You Lose the Time War: 3 stars
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
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John Kelly rated Project Hail Mary: 2 stars
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
John Kelly rated No One Is Talking About This: 5 stars
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No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
As this urgent, genre-defying book opens, a woman who has recently been elevated to prominence for her social media posts …