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A review by maggiegable
Bad Animals: A Novel by Sarah Braunstein
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
LOVED. This novel follows Maeve, a small-town librarian, so utterly in love with her job, who is accused by a teenage library patron of peeping on her fooling around with a boy in the bathroom and later fired from her job due to budget cuts. Maeve is not able to let anything go, very relatable in my opinion though I've never been in this exact situation.
The narrator describes this period of Maeve's life as an interlude and I think seeing this novel as that, an interlude really puts the purpose of this book into perspective. She is having a mid-life crisis, learning so much about herself, changing so much.
Maeve is completely unhinged, and no one, not even her, really sees that, but I liked that about her.
Harrison, the author she invites to speak at the library, was so utterly insufferable, but I think it made sense for his character.
It's a fun summer read!
The narrator describes this period of Maeve's life as an interlude and I think seeing this novel as that, an interlude really puts the purpose of this book into perspective. She is having a mid-life crisis, learning so much about herself, changing so much.
Maeve is completely unhinged, and no one, not even her, really sees that, but I liked that about her.
Harrison, the author she invites to speak at the library, was so utterly insufferable, but I think it made sense for his character.
It's a fun summer read!