onespaceymother 's review for:

The Very Nice Box by Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett

4.0

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This book became vaguely predictable midway, but the extent of the twist was unexpected. I found that the ending fizzled a bit for me though. Like the character suddenly achieved a massive amount of growth based solely on some revelations - there really wasn’t a resolution that I found satisfying. That said, this is a really creative novel with some biting cultural commentary that I found compelling and thoughtfully puzzled through by the authors. As in, there’s nothing right or wrong with having a basketball court or starting “yes, and!” product pitch meetings - it’s the culture regardless of the perks. Quiet, insidious cultural bias that leak in. Recommended.