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For about half the novel, I kept asking myself why I was reading it - the characters and plot were mildly interesting, the writing was smooth and frictionless, but nothing compelled me to keep going. I'm glad I did though - eventually I began to feel some forward momentum towards a climax of sorts, and the characters began to feel like old friends. Oyeyemi's novels generally haven't suited my reading tastes, but I'm going to try some again - maybe this novel has broadened my taste a bit.
I love this sentence - such a great observation on family communication, especially these days!
I love this sentence - such a great observation on family communication, especially these days!
She's been the parental authority in his life for decades, and he's learned that contradicting her sets up the first link in a chain of counter-contradictions that drags you to the underworld.