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Finished re-reading Tigers. It improves markedly towards the end, especially in the final section, which is actually pretty decently plotted. There's still too much repetition; for example, Anji's clever theory about the Tigers - really her only contribution in the end - has already been proposed by the Doctor earlier on. But I think the book's main problems are its slow start and muddled middle, and the weak character of Besma. Anji also should have had more to do, and (as I've said before) more research ought to have gone into her background - some small nods towards her ethnicity would've been a nice touch.

New "Lost" monster theory

It's the other engine.