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A review by cslanzi
Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday
4.0
This book is two separate unrelated stories. I LOVED the first one (5 stars) and disliked the second one (2.5-3 stars). I get that the author was trying to contrast of love, wealth, and privilege with racism and judgement but to me it just felt like two books. She didn’t connect the two in anyway.
In the first story she captures the subtleties of a relationship and love between an older famous author and a younger woman. It was well written and a joy to read.
The second story included a lot of facts about Iraq and the political and religious climate that for me was too much of a left turn from the first story. I wasn’t in the mood - it was a jarring 180 degree turn.
In the first story she captures the subtleties of a relationship and love between an older famous author and a younger woman. It was well written and a joy to read.
The second story included a lot of facts about Iraq and the political and religious climate that for me was too much of a left turn from the first story. I wasn’t in the mood - it was a jarring 180 degree turn.