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Bina: A Novel in Warnings
by Anakana Schofield
Atypical writing style, but it works really well to slowly reveal the conflict. Not suitable for picking up and putting down over weeks but good to read in stretches. Bina's distress and grief over Phil commands a lot of sympathy. I felt so sad for her. You can't blame her for taking Eddie in or letting herself be trained by the Tall Man. (is it a coincidence that Tallman is also a reference to labelling protocol in pharmaceuticals?) The stream of consciousness style is great, but I am unsure of the purpose of the sporadic third person narrator. To ground the story? Stop it from flying away? Reassure the reader that someone else is also watching Bina and knows her? Is it the Tall Man? The Crusties help the reader, let's us know Bina does have people supporting her even if she feels utterly alone and helpless.