A review by clmckinney
A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding by Amanda Svensson

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is the epic tale of a set of triplets. We follow along the adventures/misadventures of 3 twins who live dramatically different lives. This book is zany and screwball in many ways. It is essentially about family and how life is always battling with order and chaos. There is coincidence and there is randomness. I enjoyed much of this novel, but near the end, it started to get a little too preposterous for me. I just felt they could have dialled back the unusual plot line a bit. It seemed to be influenced by David Mitchell or Ali Smith.  I give this one a 4/5.