Helen Oyeyemi's Peaces
I am generally a big fan of Oyeyemi; her previous novel was one of my favorites of 2019. This one didn’t really work for me, though. It centers on a thirty-something gay couple who, along with their pet mongoose, are taking a mysterious trip on a mysterious train. But the whole thing is too surreal for my tastes. I love the fantastic, but surrealism is just not my thing. I did love the narrative voice (and the couple and their relationship), and the end was interesting, I just spent too much of this book feeling frustrated. B/B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
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