A review by emmalong
The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

5.0

this author is in another league in my opinion. she writes with such conviction and breathes so much life into her characters that it feels like a retelling. for the first half of the book, i was leaning towards four stars because it felt like a lot of telling, not showing. and i will admit it does lean that way. but by the second half of the book, you understand why. Umrigar had so much more to tell and she did that by establishing exactly who these characters believe others and themselves to be and then completely flipping the narrative. i personally adore this story and will continue to read everything this author writes