In one of my regular cafés, one of the baristas approached and asked me what I was reading. Upon seeing the cover of The Creator, their reaction was "Ew... that's horrid!" ? I suppose the cover is a little freaky.
This was... OK. Lots of interesting ideas and themes, but I felt detached from the characters and plot. They didn't quite ring true for me and I found reading it a chore.
⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars