The top-rated review on Goodreads outlines all of the ways that the book’s characters are prejudiced — misogynists, racists, religious zealots, etc.
But I’m thinking, “That’s kinda the point! Women — including a Black woman — are routinely ignored during this story. Even though it’s pretty obvious that they’re right.”
It seems like that’s supposed to be one of the big takeaways — that people aren’t listening to them because they don’t want to believe them, and because they ultimately don’t care.
That’s the really scary aspect of this story.
Oh ... my.
*** Here comes another spoiler. ***
Is Slick going to become a vampire? A ... benevolent vampire?
No. Nooooo.
They have to get rid of Uncle James. Hoyt Pickens. Whatever his real name is.
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Started listening to this audiobook while I was WFH today.
I’m already halfway through it.
About forty minutes into it, or thereabouts, I was like, “Oh, they’re going to make this into a movie. Or a limited series. This is the kind of material they’re looking for.”
I wish I’d started livetweeting about this as soon as I started listening to it, because I have ... lots of thoughts.
The right-wing grifters — professional grifters and pundits who get paid to yell on conservative “news” outlets — are ramping up their criticism of Hillary, AOC, and Ilhan Omar.
Curiously, they’re having a hard time turning Biden into a boogeyman.
It’s like they’re throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.
They’re going to keep grifting, of course, but they’re having a hard time figuring this one out.