The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess | 
so-soGood, diverting, but not great. My biggest complaint is somewhat spoilery, so I'll put it in the comments, but while this is an interesting take on a possession story, it reads a little too much like something a trying-to-be-edgy jerk I knew in college would have written. This novel has much more plot than I ever saw him muster, but it's similar in tone, theme, and visuals. The sheriff character makes little sense, nor do the tamagotchi/nano pets.
ImperfectCJ With 20+ years associated with the pharmaceutical industry in one way or another, I had trouble with a presumably somewhat knowledgeable character who refers to a treatment in what appears to be Phase III trials as "in beta." Given the direction of pharma these days, I would be surprised if this untargeted an approach would be pursued in real life, although the new interest in psychedelics might be evidence to the contrary. 1y
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