A review by trillium_apiary
The Antidote by Karen Russell

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I love how the author used magical realism to fill in what we can’t know about the past or future, and make us reconsider what histories and narratives we’ve been told.