Re: Shelfies: "plots that reveal unexpected brutalities hidden in plain view". Oof - felt that one! This is why I like to avoid people as a general rule in life.

Seeing as youre a fan of Vineland I'm looking forward to your review of One Battle After Another which is a loose adaptation of it

Yikes - the 20 minutes I spent queueing up at a bookshop yesterday doesnt seem so bad now - although at the time I was pretty annoyed about it cos I'd never encountered this level of congestion in a bookshop before....

Just watch out for the accompanying space spores that'll turn you into a freaky multi-colored mutant monster