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I barely even know where to BEGIN with this book! I was so fascinated from page one in what the author was doing with their VERY particular style. There were moments throughout the first half that I was unsure if it was.... working for me. Ultimately, I do think the book worked for me!!! The style was difficult for me to parse through sometimes, especially at the beginning, but I just kept reading (because the story was proving worth it) and it got easier. I initially began this book as an audiobook, and immediately regretted that decision- the narrator (understandably) was reading every op cite out loud and it was so distracting I could barely pick up the story. I think this was just a particular problem for me- a few people I've seen online recommended specifically checking out the audiobook- but I could not bear it and gather the story at the same time. of course, when I read the book I skipped through the citations in my mind. Most of the time I even skipped the character names, and picked up the gist of who was saying what instead. I liked the way the story progressed and jumped around. I also did come around to the styling, but I could never ever write that way.
I barely even know where to BEGIN with this book! I was so fascinated from page one in what the author was doing with their VERY particular style. There were moments throughout the first half that I was unsure if it was.... working for me. Ultimately, I do think the book worked for me!!! The style was difficult for me to parse through sometimes, especially at the beginning, but I just kept reading (because the story was proving worth it) and it got easier. I initially began this book as an audiobook, and immediately regretted that decision- the narrator (understandably) was reading every op cite out loud and it was so distracting I could barely pick up the story. I think this was just a particular problem for me- a few people I've seen online recommended specifically checking out the audiobook- but I could not bear it and gather the story at the same time. of course, when I read the book I skipped through the citations in my mind. Most of the time I even skipped the character names, and picked up the gist of who was saying what instead. I liked the way the story progressed and jumped around. I also did come around to the styling, but I could never ever write that way.