But once I figured out what the story was about, I was hooked. As someone who is normally drawn to character-driven novels, this was somewhat new to me. Writers of autobiographical fiction will likely find this especially fascinating and I will probably go back and read it from the beginning to see what I missed.
The inciting incident of the novel is relayed from varied perspectives and through hazy memories. It is the order of the narrative that makes it feel like a slow burn, and makes the revelations so satisfying. The moral questions it raises about who has the right to tell a story and whether it belongs to anyone are never fully answered. It is up to the reader to decide, or at least, to consider.
