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A review by allbutterbiscuit
How to Be Both by Ali Smith
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I went to Ferrara to see the Palazzo Schifanoia in real life, and finished the book that night. I read George's story before Francesco's, and can't imagine reading it the other way around.
I like how obsessed with a single piece of artwork this story was.
I felt so sad for George. It was so funny when her father sees her on the iPad in the yard and wonders why she can't have normal teenaged problems. Was George's mother being followed by the authorities? We will never know.
I appreciated the almost stream-of-consciousness narration of Francesco's story, and the contrast in pacing between part one and two.
I like how obsessed with a single piece of artwork this story was.
I felt so sad for George. It was so funny when her father sees her on the iPad in the yard and wonders why she can't have normal teenaged problems. Was George's mother being followed by the authorities? We will never know.
I appreciated the almost stream-of-consciousness narration of Francesco's story, and the contrast in pacing between part one and two.