Saturday, January 22, 2022

2021 book 13

 Claire Kann's The Marvelous

Rereading this for book club and I don’t mind a bit! I loved it just as much the second time and in fact just reread the whole thing in one sitting. How can you not love a book whose main characters are three girls of color (two queer!) who are part of a group trying to solve a game of puzzles for a million dollar prize! I don’t know if book club will be as into it (one book clubber thought it was “horror” and though there is one scene I personally found horrifying, it’s really a fun YA mystery/thriller). I just find all three narrators super compelling, even if the puzzle aspect is not up to like Westing Game levels (but what could be?). 

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