I’m ambivalent in some ways about this. Its didacticism is very mixed, and somehow it’s feel-good optimism feels capitulating, but I’m not at all for whom this was written. I hope it helps others. I certainly had a fairly good time, although this sequel was a lot less novel and so less exciting for the fantastical elements than the original. The big water scene and the finale scenes (final chapter + epilogue) were fun. The testimony was a bit frustrating but at least exciting.