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funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Some of these older mysteries do not hold up well, I am finding. It's a pity because this one has a good mystery, a fun setting, some of the sexism gets called out, and there some likable main characters with some depth. I would have rated it higher, but there is a LOT of fatphobia here, particularly in regards to one character, and the sort of villain of the piece also uses the f-word (a gay slur), and that was shocking to read on the page. I'd like to think the authors I have read lately would be writing more sensitively in this day and age, but we have to judge them by what they did write.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Sexism, Murder, and Fatphobia
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