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sarahabein.bsky.social · @sarahabein.bsky.social@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Man, Underground 4/10

<div>The story had its nice moments and a fair amount of humor, but I didn't overly care for this. I get what Hummel was doing — revealing information about both characters gradually, mirroring the way they are shedding their accumulated defenses — but if I wanted to have an older dude snobbily pontificate about music and culture, well... I only have to dust off the memories. At times, characters speak in monologues, not in dialogue people might actually say, near-perfect SAT score or not.<br><br>Besides, wouldn't a music snob know that Nico is spelled with only one c?<br><br>Also: Men Be Normal Writing About Women Challenge<br><br>(Apparently, Difficulty: Near Insurmountable)</div>

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Published 2026-08-18 23:16 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere