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A review by doggonebookaddict
Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’ve had this book on my radar for a while now, and I’m glad to have finally read it! Enid is a hard-of-hearing (deaf in one ear) lesbian who has an unexplainable fear of bald men and is obsessed with true crime podcasts. This is not the kind of book with an overall main plot, but more-so a tale of Enid discovering and rediscovering parts of herself, so if character-based stories aren’t your thing, you may not enjoy this one so much. I, however, found it fascinating to be in Enid’s head. The author writes Enid’s thoughts in a way where it’s clear to the reader that she’s dealing with some kind of repressed trauma and is likely somewhere on the spectrum, but you get to see Enid’s journey of dealing with that on her own to eventually seeing a therapist and learning how to work through it. While I am not partially deaf, autistic, or suffering from PTSD, all of these topics appeared to be handled with care, and from what I’ve seen from reviewers who do relate to parts of Enid, it seems the author handled overall representation well. Some of Enid’s social anxiety thoughts definitely did resonate with me at times, and while I wouldn’t say she’s the most like-able character (there were a few things she did that were honestly just really shitty), she’s definitely the kind of character you find yourself rooting for. I just wanted to give her a big hug by the end. My only complaint was that I felt like it just…ended. I would have liked a little more to wrap some things up better. I’ll definitely be reading more books by this author!

TW: autism, PTSD, suicidal ideation, childhood trauma, parental abandonment, homophobia, lesbophobia, mentions of rape and murder (from true crime podcasts), anxiety, depression, cheating
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