A review by jolee
What We Both Know by Fawn Parker

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I felt totally at the mercy of this book. What We Both Know is disturbing and grotesque in its mundanity and secrecy. The slow unravelling of the narrator felt very reminiscent of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. I couldn't stop reading and I couldn't look away. 
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