A review by elatedbooks
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi

challenging dark
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

“And right away her gaze went hard with the anger we always feel at the person who spoils our idea of ourself.”

This was not what I was expecting it to be & is indeed very ‘literary’ and I nearly DNFed it early on but soon developed the sick sort of fascination that comes with watching a car crash from start to finish. However I find character studies not very memorable & relate to Sarah’s experience trying to read Tropic of Cancer: 

“Clearly she’s too young to read Tropic of Cancer, but she can’t accept this; if she knows what the words mean, the book’s meaning ought to unfold.”

I’m too young to read this book (although, unlike Sarah, I do except this!) perhaps character focused books will resonate more with me in the future but for now I need a bit more plot & less floaty idea things.

“Karen’s true adult life began when she recognized she was a child”
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