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A review by kittylake
A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding by Amanda Svensson
3.0
*Booker International Longlist 2023*
3.5 stars. I enjoyed the sense of humour but I found a lot of the themes dull and in the end nothing really went anywhere. The triplet 'twist' seemed to have an obvious resolution masquerading as a profound/shocking one... I didn't dislike it but I didn't like the execution. The final description of Violette (and comparison to the Francesca Woodman photo) I really appreciated but in the end there was too much lacking for me to truly love this book.
3.5 stars. I enjoyed the sense of humour but I found a lot of the themes dull and in the end nothing really went anywhere. The triplet 'twist' seemed to have an obvious resolution masquerading as a profound/shocking one... I didn't dislike it but I didn't like the execution. The final description of Violette (and comparison to the Francesca Woodman photo) I really appreciated but in the end there was too much lacking for me to truly love this book.