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A review by babydmarie
How It Works Out by Myriam Lacroix
3.5
Thanks netgalley and ABRAMS for the ARC!
The highs were high and the lows were low for me on this one. I loved the description of this book, so that always makes expectations super high. I think that this is one of those books that may have been better off being marketed as an interconnected short story collection (which it is) versus a novel (which it is not), but I understand the choice to go with novel from a marketing perspective.
I liked that this book wasn't afraid to go weird and dark, and some of the stories were real standouts to me. I personally loved the CEO/climate activist one the most, and I liked that it was a longer chapter. Some of the stories were gross and dark in a way that felt a bit try-hard and mean-spirited. The ending story was incomprehensible to me.
So yeah, highs and lows! Ultimately, I will always suggest a queer book to my pals in case it finds its readers, and I believe this book will find its readers, but I wouldn't necessarily pick it up again.
The highs were high and the lows were low for me on this one. I loved the description of this book, so that always makes expectations super high. I think that this is one of those books that may have been better off being marketed as an interconnected short story collection (which it is) versus a novel (which it is not), but I understand the choice to go with novel from a marketing perspective.
I liked that this book wasn't afraid to go weird and dark, and some of the stories were real standouts to me. I personally loved the CEO/climate activist one the most, and I liked that it was a longer chapter. Some of the stories were gross and dark in a way that felt a bit try-hard and mean-spirited. The ending story was incomprehensible to me.
So yeah, highs and lows! Ultimately, I will always suggest a queer book to my pals in case it finds its readers, and I believe this book will find its readers, but I wouldn't necessarily pick it up again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Excrement, and Cannibalism