A review by drossg
Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one is difficult. I’d compare it to The Great Gatsby in that, while it’s far from my favorite novel, I would call it a perfect novel (I don’t actually know if this novel will, in the end, be judged as perfect, I’m more just commenting on the craft). Unlike F. Scott. Fitzgerald, though, Dana Spiotta has made me care about, and even like(!) unlikable characters (I also imagined Nik as Kyle MacLachlan, which helped)

As an aside I would recommend everyone watch The Devil and Daniel Johnston. The truth is stranger than fiction!