I finished chapters one through eight, which was part one of Darkmans by Nicola Barker. I think it would be good to sum up the characters that were introduced in this first section so as not to get confused, now that more characters are being introduced in part two, even though the style of writing makes it easy to get to know the characters. Just for future reference:
Beede is a mature adult who has an obsession with history and order and pride. He likes to manipulate words and sometimes people, but is, at least in Kane's mind, simple and not worth investigating for the most part.
Kane is Beede's son, a prescription drug dealer, who is not into emotions, and who enjoys living life in the shallow waters. He smokes cigarettes and marijuana and lives in the same building as his father, who always keeps his door unlocked as a fatherly act, even though, until now, Kane has never taken advantage of that.
Kelly is Kane's ex girlfriend who seems to still be involved somehow with Beede. Kelly's family is very well known for various things, like being rich and mischievous. She breaks her leg and Beede visits her in the hospital. Their relationship is something to watch.
Gaffar is a Turkish man who helps Kelly when she breaks her leg and gets in a fight with Kane, who thought he was harassing Kelly. He understands english but doesn't speak it very well, so fills in everything else with Turkish, so no one but Beede understands him.
Elen and Fleet. Elen is Fleet's mother, and Beede's chiropodist, which is some sort of foot doctor. They have a way more intense relationship than the average doctor/patient sort, which seems to be the case with Beede and whoever he encounters.
Isidore is Elen's husband and Fleet's father, and has some mental issues with periods of time where he forgets many things, like who he is, and does things he normally wouldn't. Beede acts as his caretaker sometimes, and Fleet seems to have learned or inherited some of these eccentricities from him, much to his parents displeasure.
So those were the main characters from part one. I'm pretty sure all of them are still going to be in the rest of the book, I just want to remember their specifics so when new ones are added it doesn't get confusing.
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