A review by supernumeraryemily
Telephone by Percival Everett

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Telephone" is a story about how one man confronts a life full of escalating grief and loss, and the choices he makes to find agency within that. It's a strange and specific and poignant book and, while deeply sad, I'd recommend it to almost anyone for its beauty, imagery, creative plot, and well-written characters.

This is the first Percival Everett novel I've read, and certainly won't be the last!

Note: I listened to the audiobook and found it slightly frustrated the way that the narrator mis-pronounced a couple of words.