After about thirteen years I decided to give this a reread and realized I did forget a lot of it. It took longer to read due to the parallels between the state of the world and it’s themes. I kept having to put it down for a few days. Most of the book is a simple read with only the last third becoming emotionally more difficult.

It’s a disheartening book but I think it’s something people should read regardless, at least once.

Thanks for reading!

  • Isbjerg
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    2 days ago

    It is a great read. Also consider the book Julia, where the story is rewritten from her perspective. It is also lovely and the author matches the language pretty well to the original.

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      Oh wow, I hadn’t heard of that one. It does sound interesting though so I might pick it up. Thanks!