Monday, March 31, 2025

Ghost Month by Ed Lin

 

DNF. Got a little bit more than halfway through it and realized I didn't care at all what happened, and there wasn't enough enjoyment in the prose to make up for it. Spicy-zany local color slathered over bland.

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