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4.5★
“. . . scorning your neighbour is like scorning your waiter: it’s gruesome to imagine the ways they might exact their revenge.
. . . I’m just more comfortable being someone else. I don’t get panic attacks when I’m being someone else.”
Jason is an odd duck, or a “hikikomori dingus” as he refers to himself. He’s a reclusive loner, not given to stashing guns or planning anarchy – just prefers his work-at-home world of “research” on the internet. Actual people are likely to make him uncomfortable. ...more
“. . . scorning your neighbour is like scorning your waiter: it’s gruesome to imagine the ways they might exact their revenge.
. . . I’m just more comfortable being someone else. I don’t get panic attacks when I’m being someone else.”
Jason is an odd duck, or a “hikikomori dingus” as he refers to himself. He’s a reclusive loner, not given to stashing guns or planning anarchy – just prefers his work-at-home world of “research” on the internet. Actual people are likely to make him uncomfortable. ...more
After reading The Midnight Promise, which I loved, I just had to read this book. It was an interesting story, with the plot veering off in a totally different direction from its beginning, and I'm not sure if the ending really works, as in 'whodunnit.' I think the characters, particularly the protagonist Jason Ginaff, were the best aspect of the book - all flawed, well fleshed out, often unlikable, but very real. The thing that annoyed me and which prevented me from giving it five stars, was his
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