A review by eawunder
Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon

3.0

A lot of this book kind of baffled me and my end review of it baffles me as well. I didn’t really like 3/4 of this book. I found the main character annoying and a bit insufferable. I kept waiting for something to happen, or change. A lot of the book happens in quiet conversations or internal monologues or hauntings. But the last bit, when the main character considers love and shame and the price of art, was captivating. I also think it had a relatively honest and believable portrayal of grief