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A review by lesbrarycard
We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
i picked this book up because it had a similar premise to the book i'm working on, and i'm always curious to see how texts in my genre are playing out rn.
We Were Restless Things is a slow story with a wide cast of complex characters that i found to be almost impenetrable. while the prose was absolutely beautiful, i wanted to feel closer to our characters - if we're supposed to believe that they have these tangled interpersonal relationships, i want brutal vulnerability that hurts to read. while i didn't mind the slow build so much (i think listening to the audiobook definitely helped me here) i found the ending to feel lackluster and i wanted more of a payoff. however, i did enjoy the ace rep and the wlw relationship on the side, though i found it hard to believe that every single boy in the story was head over heels for Noemi.
We Were Restless Things is a slow story with a wide cast of complex characters that i found to be almost impenetrable. while the prose was absolutely beautiful, i wanted to feel closer to our characters - if we're supposed to believe that they have these tangled interpersonal relationships, i want brutal vulnerability that hurts to read. while i didn't mind the slow build so much (i think listening to the audiobook definitely helped me here) i found the ending to feel lackluster and i wanted more of a payoff. however, i did enjoy the ace rep and the wlw relationship on the side, though i found it hard to believe that every single boy in the story was head over heels for Noemi.