oromei

It is a moody, unsettling, beautifully written, and mysteriously eerie story, and while I found the ending to be a little unsatisfying I overall quite enjoyed it. I liked following the musings of the protagonist and the generally clouded atmosphere, but often felt, after sitting with some of the biologists thoughts, that they seemed more like conjecture meant to sound scientific. I don't necessarily discredit it for that, though, since the biologist isn't a reliable narrator and so it feels acceptable. I found some of the flashback scenes with the husband a bit of a bore, and even though I understood them to serve introspective purposes for the narrator, I think the heavier focus on their relationship towards the end of the book chipped away at my interest in the story.

A short, fun, and warm novella. Lovely from start to finish