yesthisisdog 's review for:

Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart

4.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I generally hate precocious kid narrators, so the fact I loved Vera as much as I did is a total credit to Shteyngart, who is as funny and prescient as ever, but more open hearted here than I’ve read him before.