stephyreads10 's review for:

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

1.0

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Why did I read this? Because it was part of the Goodreads Summer Challenge for acclaimed reads. That’s the only reason. Otherwise I would have never picked this up and I really should have just DNFed it.

This book was slow and weird. Every single character bothered me. No one had any redeeming qualities. I kept hoping I’d eventually connect with someone or care about something but I didn’t.

The story follows Agnès, a French farm girl, who becomes famous for a book she and her intense and unsettling friend Fabienne wrote together. It’s supposed to be a reflection on girlhood, grief, manipulation and power but honestly it just felt flat. I found myself waiting for something to happen and when it did it felt hollow.

I finished it only because of the challenge. One star. Never again.