Helpful Score: 3
I just can't appreciate the weirdness of this book.
Helpful Score: 3
This is a very unique book. There were many sentences in the book which struck me and that I enjoyed very much (such as Mees' observation that her dog smells like popcorn), but I found the story difficult to follow. The short chapters describe a large number of different characters, and the narrative jumps from character to character even within the brief chapters. Perhaps if I had been able to read this book in one sitting I would have enjoyed it more. However, the novel is well-written and oddly touching.
Helpful Score: 3
Eclectic, wonderfully written with intriguing characters. A delightful read!
Helpful Score: 2
I had trouble getting into this book, and it didn't hold my attention, despite the "magical realism." Characters were good, though.
Helpful Score: 1
About men and women and obdurate girls, cats and corn and lichen and dogs, death and miracles. A story of Mees and her friends, an the worldy and otherwordly forces taht come into play in their town over the course of a summer.