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A review by ruxandra_grr
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
4.0
This is a story about stories - my favorite kind of story, tbh. Since I'm not American, I did not know about any of the events that were weaved together here, but now I cannot unknow and I will definitely research more on the topic.
This has at least 3 POVs that are braided together to talk about what it means when you don't have control of your own narrative and how you're supposed to get it back. It's weird as hell (but weird is my favorite), but heartbreaking, clever and emotional. What's wonderful is that all of the POVs have their own voice & language, and none of them is plain English.
That's why it takes a bit to get used to the rhythms and the vocabulary, but once you do, it's all worth it. I am totally along for the ride for whatever Bollander comes up with next (and what she wrote previous to this!).
This has at least 3 POVs that are braided together to talk about what it means when you don't have control of your own narrative and how you're supposed to get it back. It's weird as hell (but weird is my favorite), but heartbreaking, clever and emotional. What's wonderful is that all of the POVs have their own voice & language, and none of them is plain English.
That's why it takes a bit to get used to the rhythms and the vocabulary, but once you do, it's all worth it. I am totally along for the ride for whatever Bollander comes up with next (and what she wrote previous to this!).