hellomei 's review for:

The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton

3.5

mysterious reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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themes (all girls school, student teacher scandal, theatre, gossip) are on point for me; execution was not what i expected but fun! i didn't really get attached to any of the characters, which is kind of a neutral thing for a book like this. i also didn't super get 100% of it, as it plays with the "ooh ahh it's theatre you're not sure what's real," but truly loved how some of the dialogue or descriptions would yank onto something so visceral and tangible in my brain and i'd be like ohh FUCK thats so real