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A review by robforteath
Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon
5.0
From the synopsis, you already know the main facts of the internal conflict that is at the core of this book.
At the beginning of the story, Lu has nothing. She has no friends, no love, no career. Then a single accident gives her all three, but forces her to choose. This sounds like a simple ethics problem -- except that the novel loads us with context and circumstances that make it not so simple. Lu loves and values people who do not love and value her. She is without a dollar or a professional contact, forced to compete with people who have enormous resources of both.
The book is enthralling from beginning to end.
At the beginning of the story, Lu has nothing. She has no friends, no love, no career. Then a single accident gives her all three, but forces her to choose. This sounds like a simple ethics problem -- except that the novel loads us with context and circumstances that make it not so simple. Lu loves and values people who do not love and value her. She is without a dollar or a professional contact, forced to compete with people who have enormous resources of both.
The book is enthralling from beginning to end.