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maria_reads76 's review for:
Margarettown
by Gabrielle Zevin
Ever since The Storied Life of AJ Fickery was one of my favorite reads of 2021 I've been working my way through Zevin’s back catalog. The results have been mixed (I love her writing so much, but many of the stories have been…strange). This one was so bizarre, but I did enjoy most of it - even if it made my brain hurt trying to figure out what the heck was going on. 😂 I'm still not entirely sure what it was - but it was beautifully written (and the audiobook is expertly performed!). Much of this book reads like a fairy tale (or a fever dream?) but there are some lovely insights about loving someone through all of their changes and challenges and those parts are really well done and heartfelt. I would have liked a bit more explanation of what was really going on, but I think the ambiguity was part of the magic… we each get to decide what's real. This wasn't my favorite of hers, but I feel like it's going to stick with me.