A review by opinionhaver69
As You Were by Elaine Feeney

4.0

ooohhhh this had so much more Bite than i thought it would but that’s on me for expecting a weepy cancer novel. which i’m glad it wasn’t! the way feeney invokes ireland’s history of appalling systemic misogyny to undercut sinead’s decision not to reveal or treat her terminal cancer - the way this illuminates sinead’s need to have control over her own body which in turn conflicts with the fact of debilitating illness in itself as well as the utter lack of privacy on a ward in an underfunded hospital. and stylistically so interesting! not all of feeney’s choices worked for me but man when it hit it really hit, an easy 4.5/5