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Memory Man by David Baldacci
2.0

Ugh, so bad. Really surprised at the solid 4.0 this book has. The main character has nothing going for him except for the fact that he's a genius with perfect memory, and boy does the author LOVE to remind you. Dude, I get it, the title of the book is Memory Man. You don't need to mention that he has an infallible memory every few seconds. Also, I get it, you made the character morbidly obese, I don't need reminding.

There's a lot of hella problematic shit in here too. He conflates sexual orientation and gender identity. The big reveal of an intersex villain serves not to give representation to diverse bodies, but rather it further demonizes them. There was no reason for it other than to have the gimmick of "ohhh my lawd the bad person is a woman dressed as a man aaaaahhh"