haleypetcher 's review for:

Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill

5.0

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I think people will either love or hate this book. Clearly, I loved it. I love flash fiction and prose poems, and this book is essentially a string of those. Each moment is lyrical and full of emotion. Some reviewers have said that the characters and story aren't fully formed (or are kind of typical), but that worked really well for me because of the style and poetic writing. It's kind of like modern art in that way.