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meilamison's review
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
3.0
emmmgreen's review
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.5
cheezh8er's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is the first book I have read by Caren Beilin. While I thought the devices in the book were used really well, this wasn't a great introduction. I was definitely missing context without reading her nonfiction books ahead of this one, so some of the tension that came from heightening some of her realities into the fictional and absurd were lost on me.
_serena's review
5.0
the other day someone asked me what the book i was reading was about and i had a hard time coming up with an answer that wouldn’t make me sound absolutely unhinged. “it’s about inter-generational trauma and the social psychology of holocaust tourism”, “it’s about a woman who goes to the country to escape her addict boyfriend after being confronted with painful memories. also her anthropomorphic feet complain and make running commentary on the events of the book, like statler and waldorf from the muppets but her feet. and there are nazi cows.” poignant, thoughtful, often hilarious. a great read.