We are all completely beside ourselves [Spoken word] [MP3 CD]

We are all completely beside ourselves [Spoken word] [MP3 CD]

Rosemary's young, just at college, and she's decided not to tell anyone a thing about her family. So we're not going to tell you too much either: you'll have to find out for yourselves. Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. Both are now gone - vanished from her life. There's something unique about Rosemary's sister, Fern. So now she's telling her story: full of hilarious asides and brilliantly spiky lines, it's a looping narrative that begins towards the end, and then goes back to the beginning. Twice.
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Kat Albanese@coachkitty
4 stars
Feb 4, 2023

3.5-4 stars

don’t read too many reviews or bits about this book if you don’t want a main “twist” to be spoiled. i managed to avoid having it spoiled and was glad.

a very non-linear telling that worked for me. themes of childhood guilt, family, psychology, memory, science, and other things i won’t mention. sometimes hard and infuriating.

i wasn’t always swept up but i was invested.

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SP@bohemianparadox
5 stars
May 1, 2022