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Written as viewpoints rotate chapter by chapter with each of four major characters, this is a novel about relationships. It focusses on how they form, how we define family, sexuality and roles within them and it results in the decisions we make for ourselves as a result of them. That’s pretty much what I took from the book.
I found it intriguing to see the experimental family that forms as a result of each of the three main characters pursuing a quest for liberation within relationships. This end ...more
I found it intriguing to see the experimental family that forms as a result of each of the three main characters pursuing a quest for liberation within relationships. This end ...more
A gritty novel filled with characters you miss when you finish the book. One of my favorite lines comes from Bobby toward the end of the book, where he says something like, there's a lot of beauty in the world but it's harsher than you expect it to be. That pretty much sums the book up.
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