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monicacm 's review for:
The Smash-Up
by Ali Benjamin
I ended up appreciating this book with its ending much more than I expected to. And like much of the work by its inspiration’s author, when I reached the ending, I immediately turned back to the beginning to re-read it, because I now knew what was going on, and I realized that my initial assumptions were incorrect. Which is honestly a pretty significant theme of the book.
I definitely will revisit this. Throughout much of the novel, the tone was really unclear to me. But I think that may be the point—that ambivalence is not a successful strategy. Or, maybe a surprising and strong ending is making me want to be more charitable toward the rest of the novel. I’m not sure.
I definitely will revisit this. Throughout much of the novel, the tone was really unclear to me. But I think that may be the point—that ambivalence is not a successful strategy. Or, maybe a surprising and strong ending is making me want to be more charitable toward the rest of the novel. I’m not sure.