Grant

I'm glad I read it but I think I'll just look up a summary for book 3.

I loved the world, the push/pull of different character motivations, and the fact that each of our POV characters has some really great points and some really bad blind spots/biases. I liked how the limited 3rd person narration affected my perception of non-POV characters a lot. However, on that note, many of the side characters felt thin. Political tension and emotional character moments fell flatter for me because the non-POV character relationships that would give them their stakes felt flat.

I think I'll definitely try her other series too. There's a lot here that I like even if I'm not willing to commit to reading the final book in the series.

Look I had fun reading this because I loved it in middle school but it relies a LOT on you recognizing certain tropes or archetypes and filling in the picture.

That said, the world is prettyyyyyy sick collage

O'Connor's imagery and prose are captivating. The novel is violent, grotesque, and spiritually challenging. I could not turn away. I will be mulling on my reading for days.

Art that is a picture of a picture let's you step back and examine the scene with more objectivity.

The structure of the novel is set up as a collage. Characters are constantly tearing bits out of other stories and pasting them onto a different one. They stand apart from and examine the boundaries of the stories we tell.

Lovely voice from Ali Smith and a great performance by Melody Grove.

Worth re-visiting. Just not in the mood for it at this time.