A review by tseren
Utopia by Heidi Sopinka

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

what does it mean, as a woman, to love a man? beautifully poignant in it’s storytelling of womanhood; of falling in love in a man’s world. i came to love paz and romy, and even billy in the early entries of romy’s journal. like romy’s life-ending sentiment, every page felt like i was on the edge of discovering something new. 

i liked how in-your-face the commentary on gender was throughout the novel — it’s something that i haven’t seen executed so masterfully. but like others, i particularly disliked the

40 year time skip, switch to second person pov, and conversation with ghost romy that just feels utterly out of place in the rest of the novel.

 

still stunning, regardless. a new favorite!