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alanzalot 's review for:
The Rehearsal
by Eleanor Catton
I started reading this one on vacation in a jetlagged haze and wasn’t paying close enough attention to grasp the sequence of events. Namely that part of the storyline is linear while the other part jumps around. I had to retrace my steps and fill in some gaps at the halfway point upon realizing this. The story’s engaging enough that it really didn’t detract from my enjoyment and only enhanced it later on once I recalibrated. I love the blurring of fiction and reality and the duality of characters as they slip in and out of roles. I love the figurative stage Catton sets for us and the way she subtly reveals a multitude of layers beneath every surface. Clever and amusing.