ishiness 's review for:

Universality by Natasha Brown

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Easily read in one day. Brown elegantly structures the novel as a nesting doll of narratives. With the first part of the novel - an article written by one of the characters we meet later - we think we have the story.  But in the subsequent chapters we get the perspectives of everyone involved with the article, and certain things we thought we knew are called into question - such as the gold bar figured so prominently on the cover of the book. Reminiscent of Trust by Hernan Diaz for this constant revealing of misinformation with each new section. I will be recommending this to everyone.