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a reflective read that remains cohesive despite a fragmentary and ruminative (yet overwhelmingly beautiful) literary style. our protagonist's voice cuts through with such forlorn clarity — a clarity that fashions you into a kind of companion, wandering through that disoriented wasteland spent hung between life and death; dream and reality. reality that plays out like a dream. only ever referred to as 'you', the lover is a role almost projected onto the reader: you want to comfort your narrator, but, unable to reach her, can only bear invisible witness from another state of existence. in many ways, a piece on unbearable separation — from both others and the self.

enjoyable, contemplative, bizarre in the best of ways, and emotionally affecting; though, not without a welcome streak of the darkly comic.

aghie's review

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dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

aislingbyrne_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

chloecumming8's review

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emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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