Helpful Score: 2
When I closed the back cover on this book, I just sat and stared into space for a bit. This book wore me out emotionally. Not that it's full of bad events in and of themselves, but it's so slowly and quietly told that the story builds without you really knowing it, until, at the end, you're left with sort of an 'oh my god' feeling. Other people I've spoken to have said the same sort of thing. It's not terribly depressing, so I recommend it, but it does sort of stop you in your tracks at the end.
This is my first Smiley book, so I don't know if all her stuff is like this, but I have a few more on the shelf, so we'll see.
This is my first Smiley book, so I don't know if all her stuff is like this, but I have a few more on the shelf, so we'll see.
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