A review by for_esme_with_love
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm currently working my way through everything Helen Oyeyemi has written because she is absolutely brilliant. Peaces follows an eccentric couple and their pet mongoose on a fever-dream of a train ride through the English countryside during which they encounter mysterious figures from each of their past. At times it's a wacky romp of absurdity and at others an insightful meditation on relationships - the people who stay in our lives as well as those who cease to be real as they fade into the stories we tell ourselves about who we were when we knew them. The casual queerness and decentering of whiteness throughout are the cherry on top that have cemented Peaces as one of my all time faves. 
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