A review by strrygo
Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet

medium-paced

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

2.5

just so hit or miss, didn't feel cohesive because it's thematically consistent but does not track in its execution across the stories, would have much preferred this if the distance between man and animal was kept consistent, or at least if the changes felt like they offered something, but stories where i wanted more of the animal kept them on the periphery and stories where the life of the person the animal was being attached to felt like it should matter(because otherwise what's the point...) were just mentioned as what seemed like an afterthought, even in the stories i preferred :[ real standout was tesla and wife, i could've read that removed from the context of the collection and still enjoyed it just as much, maybe even more !! 

✧ favorite: tesla and wife