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* TheWoobie: Leigh, oh so much. Bonnie counts as well, as she's obviously distraught over how her relationship with Bill turned out.
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* TearJerker: Leigh's parents deciding [[spoiler: not to get back together at the end]], especially considering that Leigh ''really'' hoped they would.

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Leigh's parents deciding [[spoiler: not to get back together at the end]], especially considering that Leigh ''really'' hoped they would.



** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst it was his own idea and he was pretty chill about it]].

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** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst it was his own idea idea, and he was pretty chill about it]].
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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, and also wants [[spoiler:Bandit]] to be happy, but ''still''...

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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] justified in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, and also wants [[spoiler:Bandit]] to be happy, but ''still''...
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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less well known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all.

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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less well known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' no awards at all.
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Why count Amazon reviews when more could show up at any time?


* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less well known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all. Just how little known is it, you ask? The original has over 200 reviews on Amazon; the sequel has only ''38''.

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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less well known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all. Just how little known is it, you ask? The original has over 200 reviews on Amazon; the sequel has only ''38''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PedroPascal recorded audiobooks for both ''Dear Mr. Henshaw'' and ''Strider'', years before such works as ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' would earn him more respect as an actor.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PedroPascal recorded audiobooks for both ''Dear Mr. Henshaw'' and ''Strider'', years before starring in such works as ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' would earn him more respect as an actor.''Series/TheMandalorian''.
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Note that I only listed works in which he had top billing (though Narcos didn't give him that until S3)

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PedroPascal recorded audiobooks for both ''Dear Mr. Henshaw'' and ''Strider'', years before such works as ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'' would earn him more respect as an actor.
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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but ''still''...

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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, and also wants [[spoiler:Bandit]] to be happy, but ''still''...



* TearJerker: Leigh's parents deciding [[spoiler: not to get back together at the end.]] Especially considering Leigh ''really'' wanted them to...

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* TearJerker: Leigh's parents deciding [[spoiler: not to get back together at the end.]] Especially end]], especially considering that Leigh ''really'' wanted them to...hoped they would.

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* ProtagonistTitleFallacy: Leigh is the novel's protagonist, with Mr. Henshaw being more of a device to move the plot along than anything.



** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].

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** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst it was his own idea and he was pretty blase chill about it]].
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* TheWoobie: Leigh, oh so much. Bonnie counts as well, as she's obviously distraught over how her relationship with Bill turned out.

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* TheWoobie: Leigh, oh so much. Bonnie counts as well, as she's obviously distraught over how her relationship with Bill turned out.out.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all. Just how little known is it, you ask? The original has over 200 reviews on Amazon; the sequel has only ''38''.

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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less well known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all. Just how little known is it, you ask? The original has over 200 reviews on Amazon; the sequel has only ''38''.
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* Sequelitis: Again, the decidedly [[SoOkayItsAverage mediocre]] ''Strider''.

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* Sequelitis: {{Sequelitis}}: Again, the decidedly [[SoOkayItsAverage mediocre]] ''Strider''.
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* Sequelitis: Again, the decidedly [[SoOkayItsAverage mediocre]] ''Strider''.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel, ''Strider'', is much, ''much'' less known than the original novel; it won absolutely ''no'' awards at all. Just how little known is it, you ask? The original has over 200 reviews on Amazon; the sequel has only ''38''.
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** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].

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** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].it]].
* TheWoobie: Leigh, oh so much. Bonnie counts as well, as she's obviously distraught over how her relationship with Bill turned out.
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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but still...

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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but still...''still''...
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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but still...

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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifedTrope [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but still...

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* AngstWhatAngst: Leigh gets over [[spoiler: Dad getting Bandit instead of him]] in the span of about fifteen seconds. It's kinda-sorta [[JustifedTrope justified]] in that Leigh wants his dad to be happy, but still...



** Leigh not getting to keep Bandit at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].

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** Leigh not getting to [[spoiler: keep Bandit Bandit]] at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].
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** The scene with "[[NoNameGiven the Pizza Boy]]". The ambiguity only makes it ''worse'', not better.

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** The scene with "[[NoNameGiven the Pizza Boy]]". The ambiguity only makes it ''worse'', not better.better.
** Leigh not getting to keep Bandit at the end, even if [[AngstWhatAngst he was pretty blase about it]].
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* TearJerker: Leigh's parents deciding [[spoiler: not to get back together at the end.]] Especially considering Leigh ''really'' wanted them to...
** The scene with "[[NoNameGiven the Pizza Boy]]". The ambiguity only makes it ''worse'', not better.

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