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Rated The Satsuma Complex 6/10

Light on the brain.<br/><br/>Just the kind of read I wanted after a few longer books. Not 100% even throughout the book - but I'll come to that.<br/><br/>The squirrel from the cover features a nice silly-ish part of the story where the main character will often run into a local squirrel and add his own voice in a back and forth between him and the squirrel. The sort of thing I'd expect from a Bob Mortimer book.<br/><br/>I'm not 100% sure where the book's tone is supposed to sit. Some parts are particularly dark - police corruption, police harassment and modern day slavery. Juxtaposed next to funny little things like socks, squeaky shoes, a cranky neighbour and dog who's constantly disappointed with our main character.<br/><br/>The pages did turn quickly though, and it was easy reading. Nothing particularly to shout about, but not bad either.

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Published 2026-08-01 11:09 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere