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It took me a few chapters to get into the rhythm of it.
I'm not sure it needed the magical piece. It almost made it too much - it was a great book without it ...more
I'm not sure it needed the magical piece. It almost made it too much - it was a great book without it ...more

This book had so much potential. Some parts of it were so creative. But Ruby used so many magic realism components without giving much more context than "sometimes there are gaps" and it just didn't work for me.
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When "Bone Gap" is good, it's very good, but I found much of it hard to follow (this coming from a BIG-TIME lover of magical realism).
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Beautiful, lyrical, spellbinding writing. Well-defined, strong, completely human characters. Themes of community, beauty, and belonging. A dash of romance, a sprinkle of magic, and a whole heck of a lot of charm. Plus, now I want a beehive. Read this book!
I got this book through ILL from Benton County Library System in MS.
I got this book through ILL from Benton County Library System in MS.

What a strange book this is! I definitely liked it--but wasn't blown away by it. However, I think it might be one that lingers in the back of my mind for a while... Well written and uniquely designed, both thematically and tonally, but I didn't connect with it completely. I'll have to think more about it.
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Jan 16, 2015
Stefanie Hughes
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