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at first: Strange that about 20 pages in, you find out that it's 1980. That makes you re-think everything you just read but oh well.
Edna -- I like so far how every few pages you learn something new and unexpected about her. (Good name.)
The music references provide a flashback of a soundtrack that put you right when you need to be.
upon finishing: The spine on my library copy says YA but I don't care and it might not even be true. This is a pertinent, raw novel that makes me cry. Edna is confuse ...more
Edna -- I like so far how every few pages you learn something new and unexpected about her. (Good name.)
The music references provide a flashback of a soundtrack that put you right when you need to be.
upon finishing: The spine on my library copy says YA but I don't care and it might not even be true. This is a pertinent, raw novel that makes me cry. Edna is confuse ...more
This could have been creepy, sad, and gorgeous -- instead it was mostly just creepy and sad. :(
