i feel like this book had some great commentary on many social issues and delves into those issues in a very lyrical way. the writing is really beautiful and i really enjoyed part 2 the most. it was pretty hard to get into and i found it to be pretty boring, but maybe that is kind of the point. i don't think bernie and leah's relationship makes a whole lot of sense, or why leah loves bernie in the first place. i found the interjection of the narrator to be jarring sometimes and i'm not sure about their role in the story either. also i can't do the stylistic choice of not using quotation marks. 😭 overall, i felt that this was an okay read. i probably would not have reached for it if i wasn't reading it for a book club. i do think the author has a gorgeous writing style, and would be open to trying other books via audiobook.