Really? Doctorow was exploring toxic masculinity? Citation needed. This was garden variety suburban disillusionment.

Yes. It never occurred to me he was an entitled toxic man. He was unsatisfied with modern life. Aren't we all?

Esther, you are congenitally incapable of keeping your gender politics out of your reviews. Male inadequacy and toxic entitlement? Bullshit.

The author thinks that Tolkein's inspiration from medieval Europe is racist. This is piss.

Absolutely piss. Why are you publishing this piss?