There is some fragmentation as the book progresses, but yeah, it's certainly not going to scratch the same itch as AOWS
https://www.vqronline.org/fiction/2018/06/boys
This short story, from his most recent collection, is a pretty good litmus test (imo) for whether or not you're likely to get anything out of the latter-day Ben Marcus.
― Jimmy Iovine Eat World (bernard snowy), Sunday, 5 December 2021 21:04 (one year ago) link