After a recent re-read for a podcast recording and with a gap of almost 3 decades since last, I've come to the conclusion that COIE is an utter hot mess and only a gun to my head could pursuade me to ever again consider trawling through what was an absolute chore-fest
TL;DR = Wow, didn't realise how much COIE sucked. My rose-tinted specs are going in the bin.