A review by mmcloe
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was ok! I don't think managed to successfully find its balance between an ecological treatise and a subversion of the heist genre, it just kind of oscillated between the two without much cohesion. 

The final section was especially messy. I love a nonlinear novel but the bouncing around took the air out of the preceeding sections. 

The prose was often quite nice and I found the lead up to the heist itself to be quite gripping. 
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