Alicia

Not my favourite book of hers but I'm still thoroughly impressed by how beautifully she can stretch the imagery of snow when it comes to the sense of grief and affects of trauma - even secondary ones. I really loved the allegory of women who turned to stone because they cannot help but look back. I preferred the first 3/5 of the book and I thought that trying to include another set of tragedies at the later parts ended up changing what I thought the message of the book was. It ended up feeling a bit cliche at the end which was a pity.

Since this was written for an American audience, there were many aspects that didn't feel the most applicable. However, as someone who is a complete beginner at financial literacy, this book was able to provide me with some fundamental information which I really appreciated.

It had potential but was ultimately a disappointing read.

I don't think I have read a book that is as unapologetically raw and messy as this one.

Considering how popular this book was, I could only feel disappointment after reading it. Perhaps I have grown numb to how harsh the world is. If society can treat certain groups of people as less than human, is it surprising that clones would get that kind of treatment too?