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A review by id_666
Animal by Lisa Taddeo

challenging dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Joan Didion with a switchblade, just like it says on the back cover. This one, like life, refused to give its characters what they deserved, and I felt it in my gut. Well worth a read, if only to visit with the wind in the canyons of Southern California. 

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