"If you want to read it, then I won't stop you," he quietly continues. "But if you find you're having trouble with the new words, then we can find something else with more words you understand."

The biggest critique that Strange has had about his book from various other carnival members is that it was far too long and far too difficult to read at certain points. Well, that was just a sign of the times, which means that there's a high likelihood that these books also are far too long and far too difficult to read. He'll happily tell anyone else to suck it up but honestly? He doesn't want this kid interrupting him every few seconds to ask what a word means.