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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Somewhat self-indulgent story but good story about NY art squat
This debut novel from author Rachel Lyon paints a sickeningly captivating picture of a starving artist who accidentally captures her neighbor's nine-year-old son falling to his death in the background of a photography session. The resulting image of the dying boy is the best art she's ever made, and she knows it could launch her career — but also that the photograph would likely break his mother's heart to see it. I don't care much for the scenes when the boy's ghost appears to actually haunt the narrator, but her internal struggle over the ruthless cost of success, alongside Lyon's honest portrayal of hand-to-mouth poverty, is quietly riveting.
Tried very hard to read this, the story is interesting enough but the fact that the author uses no quotation marks at all is a deal breaker for me. I can't stand having to read a paragraph three times just to find out what is dialogue and what is narration. Poor stylistic choice.
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated