A review by _fallinglight_
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Charlotte Wood is a magnificent writer (at least she was here. It's my first time reading her stuff idk if this tracks lol) but not a very good storyteller. If you wanna read a BOOK book and are more knowledgeable about natural/animal symbolism and how it connects to the Adult Female™️ and into other basic (white) feminism then this is a book you might enjoy more than I did. I just liked the dystopian, shut-in setting but the rest was ugly and boring and had no real culmination. Also there are parts that can be a little transphobic (tbf, I don't think the author meant it like that, it just reads that way) so beware of that.
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