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A review by jeninmotion
Asunder by Chloe Aridjis
2.0
It's not badly written and I didn't hate Marie, despite her incredible passivity, but it felt like nothing tied together. OK, her grandpa had that wild day at the museum...and? Like, the whole through-line of suffragette didn't seem to go anywhere, and while I got , it doesn't have any emotional impact, in part because there's no reason to care about most of the characters, who come across as wallpaper and decoration for Marie's ennui.
2 stars, not for a passive protagonist or even the basic plot, but mostly because nothing sparks imagination or interest due to meh characterization of everyone else and heavy thematics that don't quite connect.
Spoiler
that when the wild man scratches Marie's face, it's like the mirror of the wild suffragette slicing up the painting2 stars, not for a passive protagonist or even the basic plot, but mostly because nothing sparks imagination or interest due to meh characterization of everyone else and heavy thematics that don't quite connect.