A review by jasminepatel003
How to Be Both by Ali Smith

adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book wasn’t really up my street because it was so difficult to read and usually i gravitate towards simpler writing styles but I’m really glad I did finish it and I thought it was such an interesting structure for a book. I can see myself rereading this because I feel like there’s lots of aspects I probably missed because they went over my head. The prose was really beautiful despite being SO challenging and there were some sections and descriptions that really blew me away. 
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