This is a rather good read you got going here. I mean, yeah the book is atrocious and I'm surprised that you endure. The moment Jaheira considers cheating on Khalid I would've thrown the book in the trash, burned the trash, doused the ashes in holy water and then buried the ash mixture in a swamp. Then I'd spend about two hours in the shower to wash off the stench.

Overwrought hyperbole aside, your commentary is clever and interesting, and you do a good job comparing and contrasting the game and the book. It's been very enjoyable to catch up on this thread.