by Gina Apostol, Book 79 of 2021
As other reviewers have expressed, I’m sure I am not well read enough to understand this book fully. That didn’t keep me from enjoying its particular quirks. I was endlessly impressed that Apostol fit so much into such a short novel. Despite having been written in 1997, the troubles of Primi trying to be herself on her own terms while the world is already out of balance felt timely in 2021. I loved that her darker aspects felt like a natural inheritance from her parents (so richly described in so few words) and the narration was perfectly suited.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ALC.
Recommended for: well read book lovers looking for something different than the usual bookstore or library based story.
Content Warnings: Abandonment, Sexual Assault, Death of Parents, Abuse