A review by laserdiscreader
Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver

dark emotional reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I never knew where this was going and I still don't think I understand where it ended (may revisit, considering I wrote this right after finishing). While the story is, at it's heart, a familial tragedy, it's the writing and, frankly, the word choice that won me over for the book as a whole. Gorgeous, even with the squirms it induced