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A review by ari__s
The Heavens by Sandra Newman
3.0
I'm not sure I was sold on the overall execution of this - there were certainly a robust handful of moments where the author used language that was just a little too lofty to fit in with the rest. It had the effect of bumping me out of the narrative every few pages.
That being said: I'm not sure I've ever felt so gaslighted (gaslit?) by a book in my entire life. It's entirely possible to read this as a heavy butterfly effect time travel story - OR a wild trip through gentle psychosis. The dissonance in that is both enjoyable and fairly anxiety provoking. I hesitated to attach enjoyment to the experience of gaslighting in any capacity, but this was quite a unique read so I'll go with it.
That being said: I'm not sure I've ever felt so gaslighted (gaslit?) by a book in my entire life. It's entirely possible to read this as a heavy butterfly effect time travel story - OR a wild trip through gentle psychosis. The dissonance in that is both enjoyable and fairly anxiety provoking. I hesitated to attach enjoyment to the experience of gaslighting in any capacity, but this was quite a unique read so I'll go with it.