Just finished this debut novel by Karen Russell, very highly regarded and the book looked interesting.
The arc of the book was like a Fourth of July rocket: the first couple of chapters were amazing, then the story kind of exploded and fell apart. The last 2/3 of the book was a long slow decline, waiting to redeem the promise of the opening.
Alas it never did.
Some excellent writing, the author has a very strong voice and is enjoyable to read. Too bad the story didn't live up to the writing.
I can't say more without giving away too much.
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