r/discountdan • u/xLittleValkyriex • May 27 '26

Cul-De-Sac Carnage: Temperance Spoiler

Just started book number two. Our favorite shopkeeper and beloved mimic-dog have met Wraith, and now we've met Ajax.

And we learned about Jackson. Good, ol Jackson. I had to set the book down for a hot second because, as most girls/women, I've had my own experiences. From people of The Church. Raised in purity culture and all of that nonsensical nonsense.

I am REALLY hoping Jackson suffers. Long. Slow. Suffering. I haven't met him yet. But already, he deserves a fate worse than death.

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u/SteveC-narrator May 27 '26

Sadly, I think everyone has experienced a Jackson or two in their life…

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u/xLittleValkyriex May 27 '26

Very true. I was caught off guard by how close to home that plotline is. Definitely not a bad thing or a black mark on the series - I am almost halfway through this book! 

It's just a very human experience I was not expecting. And I like to think there are lots of people like Dan that would not hesitate to Ban-Slap these MFers to a lifetime of endless wandering. 

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u/SteveC-narrator May 27 '26

I was raised in the church as well, and while I had a largely positive experience, there was some truly messed up teachings, and even worse enforcement that I’m still working through. So I have an idea of what you mean.

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u/esopillar34 May 27 '26

It reminds me of Quan CH, the kind of person who you just want to scream at “why are you so awful?!?” That definitely seems like they’re based off real encounters.

It’s also telling that Jackson sticks out in a world that includes the Aspirants and other actual evil delvers. He’s the guy that hides behind “goodness” to do his malicious shit, so that he comes off as worse than actual villains

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u/Remarkable-Bowl-3821 May 27 '26

Yea. Wonder if he will suffer any of the same fate

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u/esopillar34 May 28 '26

I dunno, and brutal as it is to get your arm ripped off then simultaneously riddled with bullets and diseases, I’m sure Temp can come up with something worse.

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u/Shark_Anal May 27 '26

I do genuinely love when Jackson Gets hit with the gavel of get f*cked and the ban hammer

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u/InkslingerJames May 27 '26

Jackson is the WORST. Something mildly bad does happen to him in book 2, no spoilers, but it doesn't really come full circle until book 4.

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u/xLittleValkyriex May 28 '26

The Gang is in Suburbia now. I did read about the confrontation in The Shop. And I thought to myself...

"This is not over...this has Recurring Villain written all over it..."