A review by attoliseugenides
Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon

2.0

this is not an easily likable book. while it does pose an important and thought-provoking question, the journey that the readers are taken to doesn't exactly try to answer it. because it gets answered fairly early on, and i feel like much of the appeal of the book is stripped because of that.

certain stylistic choices also made me unable to relate, let alone, like, any of the characters, despite the intensity of their experiences. this doesn't make the characters not fascinating; in fact they are, they just fail to arouse sympathy.