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mmarlborough 's review for:
People Collide
by Isle McElroy
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
5 ⭐️ alert!!!! Friends lending me books they think I’d love is a love language. I really scored this month, first with “Hijab Butch Blues” and then this one. All I can saw is WOW. I finished this unique book two weeks ago and think about it every day. It hadn’t been on my radar at all and I’m so glad I read it! I really look forward to reading McElroy’s backlist.
Eli and Elizabeth are a newlywed American writer couple living in Bulgaria when one morning, Eli wakes up and finds that he resides in Elizabeth’s body. His wife in his body is nowhere to be found. Eli begins searching for her, all while navigating his own complex emotions within her body. The way their families and friends are treating him thinking he is Elizabeth, his own complex feelings about her body, and how moving through the world as a woman is different all have him reeling. If he finds her, will their marriage be changed, even if they can switch back bodies?
McElroy is a nonbinary author - of course they are. A cis writer could not possibly write something this intricate, thought provoking, or brilliant about the nuances of gender and how they are treated depending on how they are perceived. There were so many sentences and observations that knocked the wind out of me, the prose was exquisite. The depth of relationships was also so well done - between the adult children and their parents vs each others parents, the dynamics between the parents themselves etc. I HIGHLY recommend this for all fans of reflective, slow paced books with a focus on gender dynamics and relationships.
✨Content Warnings: Graphic Sexual Content, Mass Shooting, Eating Disorder, Grief, Animal Death
✨Themes: Gender, Identity, Relationships
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Eli and Elizabeth are a newlywed American writer couple living in Bulgaria when one morning, Eli wakes up and finds that he resides in Elizabeth’s body. His wife in his body is nowhere to be found. Eli begins searching for her, all while navigating his own complex emotions within her body. The way their families and friends are treating him thinking he is Elizabeth, his own complex feelings about her body, and how moving through the world as a woman is different all have him reeling. If he finds her, will their marriage be changed, even if they can switch back bodies?
McElroy is a nonbinary author - of course they are. A cis writer could not possibly write something this intricate, thought provoking, or brilliant about the nuances of gender and how they are treated depending on how they are perceived. There were so many sentences and observations that knocked the wind out of me, the prose was exquisite. The depth of relationships was also so well done - between the adult children and their parents vs each others parents, the dynamics between the parents themselves etc. I HIGHLY recommend this for all fans of reflective, slow paced books with a focus on gender dynamics and relationships.
✨Content Warnings: Graphic Sexual Content, Mass Shooting, Eating Disorder, Grief, Animal Death
✨Themes: Gender, Identity, Relationships
✨You May Like This If You Enjoyed:
-A Separation (Katie Kitamura)