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Strange little book, perhaps loved only by book critics and other writers who deal in obscure prose, apparently trying to say something deep and meaningful with broken sentences and fragmented thoughts, leaving the reader to say: Huh??? The title shouldn't be We the Animals, it should be We Are a Mess. Saved from one star because it was only 125 pages and I was able to finish it.
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There is nothing redeeming about this horrible book.
Vacation book #1. Probably more like a 3.5, but debut novels have a particular energy and rawness that makes them more powerful.
And boy was this raw - the language is sparse, the story is gutting. And, at the same time, I wasn't totally gutted. Perhaps because the writing made it harder for me to connect to the narrator. ...more
And boy was this raw - the language is sparse, the story is gutting. And, at the same time, I wasn't totally gutted. Perhaps because the writing made it harder for me to connect to the narrator. ...more
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