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The Coin
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May 20, 2024
bookshelves: authors-of-color, diverse, literary-fiction, non-ya, from-publisher-author, owned, recommend, reviewed
i love books about women unraveling.
i think so often in modern literary fiction, books either underestimate the intelligence of the reader or overestimate the intelligence of themselves.
i've read lots of books that overexplain themselves, making every theme and symbol and intention very obvious and taking all the fun out of analyzing on your own. and i've read lots of books that fall apart under pressure, revealing that their various choices, in spite of (usually) heavy style or pretension, don't coalesce into anything.
this, finally, balanced each perfectly. a striking, disturbing, intense, complex read with something to say. i'd say it was a treat to read, but it wasn't � and that was the point.
bottom line: the sweet spot.
(thank you to the publisher for the e-arc)
i think so often in modern literary fiction, books either underestimate the intelligence of the reader or overestimate the intelligence of themselves.
i've read lots of books that overexplain themselves, making every theme and symbol and intention very obvious and taking all the fun out of analyzing on your own. and i've read lots of books that fall apart under pressure, revealing that their various choices, in spite of (usually) heavy style or pretension, don't coalesce into anything.
this, finally, balanced each perfectly. a striking, disturbing, intense, complex read with something to say. i'd say it was a treat to read, but it wasn't � and that was the point.
bottom line: the sweet spot.
(thank you to the publisher for the e-arc)
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Same. One of my favorite sub-genres.
^ I came here to say what Erica already said!
emma i will do anything for anyone to tell me how to review books!!!!
MAIA, after you select a book that you have read click the down menu to indicate that you read it, then you will open a screen where you can add a review and various comments, which you have to click "post" to upload to the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ website! Good luck, Andrew N.
Ok it’s been months, I need to know exactly why you only rated four stars
Oooo okay I am in! I hate the over-explain-y-ness of a lot of the "literary" type books lately. Its always like how if you have to explain a joke it stops being funny.Glad you enjoyed!
Wow. I have no idea what this book was trying to say, It seems very disjointed and un-thought through. I decided it was because it was her first novel and she does not really know what she is doing yet. What is the conecting between a Frank O'hara poem and a hand bag fetish and locking oneself in a room? Hell if I know.
