Interesting unconventional book - there wasn't really a main plot, more just a gradual unpicking of the characters and the way their lives are tangled up. I really enjoy that sort of thing but I can imagine some people wanting a slightly more cohesive story maybe? It did still manage to be gripping though and my brain kind of went into overdrive trying to figure out how all the different characters were connected.

I liked the way that the different perspectives were used to show how people can be wrong about each other and misunderstand how other people feel about them; it pulled apart how well you can ever really know a person. All the moving about in time worked brilliantly to show how a person is a product of their past. It was basically an investigation into what makes us who we are, but with a particular emphasis on gender, race and sexuality. From a certain perspective the whole book was preaching tolerance and compassion for people who have different viewpoints from yourself, by examining what in their lives has led to them - sort of the kindness flip side to cancel culture.