A review by kaileehaong
Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A great American road trip made queer and modern. One of the biggest glaring issues I had with the book that I just couldn’t buy into was the strange narrator that felt omniscient but also real that dipped in and out of the narrative (and subsequently took me out of it). I enjoyed reading the story of Leah and Bernie and their messy, complicated lives—their art and their coming-togetherness. Without the narrator situation I think this book would be closer to a 4-5 situation. Characters were like able and unlikeable in interesting ways.