I LOVE THIS STUPID AUTISTIC SEAL AND HIS BIG LESBIAN MOMWIFE
this book is so funny yet dark! lots of moments where you’re not sure who to root for, but you’re having a great time regardless. i found iijs to be such an interesting main character because his view on the world is so disjointed by his obsession with his mommy and his animal instincts. plus, the unreliable narrator aspect because he quite literally does not know better is sooo delicious.
tthe cast of side characters are so great. i loved james so much, i can just picture him so well in my head. like this dude was a reddit mod in his past life, getting into internet slapfights over big titty anime figures. i’m so happy he learned to touch grass by… fucking hot seal ladies??? his character arc was so fun. i really like how he acted as a foil to iijs (one “dominant alpha male” to the next, haha) which just made iijs’s growth (or lack of growth in some areas, lol) so much more prominent. i feel like james and iijs went on similar journeys, but they came out at the end so differently
prose, as always, is great! piamo takes a lot of care in choosing their words and it really shows through purposeful language and pinpoint dialogue. character voices are so distinct that you can pretty much tell who’s talking just by the language they’re using. iijs is very literal, doesn’t like to describe anything, and avoids introspection in a way that other characters who get POVs don’t.
thank you for this food, i will be eating many a hot dog this weekend in honor of the selkies