Overall quality wise I'd say it's more consistent than 2, particularly in the tonal sense, but it's definitely lost some fun on the way. Cundieff's writing seems to have taken an unfortunate turn from hopeful rebel using these "tales" as a parable to encourage change, instead having seemed to pivot into a sense of defeat; and not too get too "woke", but with the current political climate in America, it's easy to see why/how that could have happened.
Overall quality wise I'd say it's more consistent than 2, particularly in the tonal sense, but it's definitely lost some fun on the way. Cundieff's writing seems to have taken an unfortunate turn from hopeful rebel using these "tales" as a parable to encourage change, instead having seemed to pivot into a sense of defeat; and not too get too "woke", but with the current political climate in America, it's easy to see why/how that could have happened.