The Z Word

hmmm. i felt that the characterization in this was a bit too reliant on marginalized identity=personality without giving us much else. it was akin to how i felt about the cast in brooms.

one star for steamy sex scenes, i guess, even though i'm massively judging wendy's sense of priorities (and unhealthy, eye-rolling obsession with her ex). once the infection stuff started going, the book also began moving pretty fast, so there's that. but the underlying corporate pride (and company spokesperson) stuff seemed a bit too clowny for me even though i wanted the allegory to work.

also i keep fixating on how in a flashback, one character makes a therapy appointment for their partner against their will and drives them to the appointment without any sort of heads up whatsoever to the other person while positioning themself as a savior. that seemed pretty fucked up to me.