Akiva Reads

by Ursula Vernon

(Since this is probably my 3rd or 4th full read-through, this should not be considered a complete review of all the things I love about Digger.)

I forgot what a fucker Jhalm is. It's depressing that the hard work of so many people is required to keep one asshole in check. The way Murai goes off at the end to keep an eye on him felt bleak this read around, though I guess she's still a teenager and there's a good chance this isn't actually going to be the rest of her life.

I'm less comfortable with the depiction of different kinds of "madness" this read. There's probably a whole essay there, which I am not writing. For ex, having secondhand experience with psychosis, the throwaway bit about the gifted hyena shaman who has issues with wearing clothes and eating regularly isn't amusing.