if i had a nickel for every book i read recently set in the early 20th century with a focus on some aspect of the entertainment industry, i'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but you know how the rest of it goes.

been bringing up carter a lot recently. i miss him.

not much to say on this one other than i didn't like it and idk how much of that was personal taste and how much of it was...well, distateful. was so excited for a masculine gay girl main character because i always am and she was fine, probably the best character from the book, but i didn't like much of the other stuff. they tried to make me sympathize with a cop.

the villain reveal left a bad taste in my mouth. kind of "if a girl dresses as a boy she's doing it for her own reasons but if a man dresses as a woman it means he's Fucked Up and Evil secretly. of course."

idk if they were trying to make an anti racist statement with peoples' treatment of clyde but it didn't land. and wtf was with pin's idolization of a movie about a female confederate soldier. some "margaret thatcher had girl power" type shit. 

didn't like the changing perspectives, they made the book too confusing and i didn't really care about many of the characters. i still don't know what was up with lionel. am i just stupid? did i not Get this book? was it actually really deep and intelligent? idk maybe. i just did not have a good time.