My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's seldom that a book just comes up and quietly swallows me whole like this. Aside from the prose (which is stunning in its Winterson-esque grace), the narrative is SO compelling I literally could not put it down. So many unanswered questions once it's done but really, that's a large part of the genius of this novel - we don't get to know WHY or HOW, things just are. Hard to believe this is a first novel. Graceful, beautiful, and truly a stunning read.
It's seldom that a book just comes up and quietly swallows me whole like this. Aside from the prose (which is stunning in its Winterson-esque grace), the narrative is SO compelling I literally could not put it down. So many unanswered questions once it's done but really, that's a large part of the genius of this novel - we don't get to know WHY or HOW, things just are. Hard to believe this is a first novel. Graceful, beautiful, and truly a stunning read.
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