A review by lola425
Little Nothing by Marisa Silver

2.0

So I knew I was probably not going to love this book, simply because I don't do fantasy of any kind, but I felt like I wanted to give it a try because I read Michael Cunningham's recent book, The Wild Swan, and liked it a lot, and I started this book with a spirit of adventure even though I knew it wouldn't be anything like Mary Coin (one of my favorite books the year it came out). And I stuck with it through most of it, but the pivotal moment when

Spoiler

when the main character is raped and turns feral

sort of ended it for me. I skimmed the rest of the book to see what happened, but I just don't have it in me to suspend my disbelief and/or the desire to do the metaphorical/philosophical gymnastics to make it enjoyable for me. It's written beautifully, Marisa Silver will remain on my "must read" list, and I will certainly recommend the book to patrons who I know would enjoy it as well as book groups.