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readingintheether's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
I'm so impressed by authors who can make me care about people in so few pages. This is a strange "what if" account of an alternate wartime US in which elephants are used for labor in radiation plants, and no one escapes the consequences. Reminded me a lot of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.
I'm so impressed by authors who can make me care about people in so few pages. This is a strange "what if" account of an alternate wartime US in which elephants are used for labor in radiation plants, and no one escapes the consequences. Reminded me a lot of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.
ruxandra_grr's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story about stories - my favorite kind of story, tbh. Since I'm not American, I did not know about any of the events that were weaved together here, but now I cannot unknow and I will definitely research more on the topic.
This has at least 3 POVs that are braided together to talk about what it means when you don't have control of your own narrative and how you're supposed to get it back. It's weird as hell (but weird is my favorite), but heartbreaking, clever and emotional. What's wonderful is that all of the POVs have their own voice & language, and none of them is plain English.
That's why it takes a bit to get used to the rhythms and the vocabulary, but once you do, it's all worth it. I am totally along for the ride for whatever Bollander comes up with next (and what she wrote previous to this!).
This has at least 3 POVs that are braided together to talk about what it means when you don't have control of your own narrative and how you're supposed to get it back. It's weird as hell (but weird is my favorite), but heartbreaking, clever and emotional. What's wonderful is that all of the POVs have their own voice & language, and none of them is plain English.
That's why it takes a bit to get used to the rhythms and the vocabulary, but once you do, it's all worth it. I am totally along for the ride for whatever Bollander comes up with next (and what she wrote previous to this!).
biblioliv's review against another edition
Wow. I think this story will live on inside of me forever. Incredibly powerful.
crayonroyalty's review against another edition
5.0
Elephants who speak sign language mashed up with a fantastical expansion of the radium girls incident of 1917. Bolander’s novel takes this absurd premise and turns it into something beautiful and stirring. A short, satisfying read.
nebje's review against another edition
4.0
Historia corta, rápida y muy potente.
Aunque durante una parte no tenía claro qué leía, me ha gustado mucho y me ha dolido mucho también. La narración se me ha atragantado un poco, porque está contada mediante pequeños fragmentos que saltan de un punto de vista a otro y esos cambios tan rápidos me hacían salirme de la historia con relativa facilidad.
Aún así, es una historia buena. De las que te dejan regusto amargo en la boca por lo que cuenta. Novela cortita y llena de rabia.
Aunque durante una parte no tenía claro qué leía, me ha gustado mucho y me ha dolido mucho también. La narración se me ha atragantado un poco, porque está contada mediante pequeños fragmentos que saltan de un punto de vista a otro y esos cambios tan rápidos me hacían salirme de la historia con relativa facilidad.
Aún así, es una historia buena. De las que te dejan regusto amargo en la boca por lo que cuenta. Novela cortita y llena de rabia.
lisawreading's review against another edition
5.0
Weird, wonderful, beautiful, tragic. If you're wondering how elephants could possibly fit into a story about the "radium girls" tragedy, check out this inventive, powerful novella.
ethers_elixirs's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written, wholly unique, and utterly heartbreaking.