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Mislaid by Nell Zink

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shehtaz's review against another edition

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2.0

I read the first few chapters. I wasn't invested enough to finish the book.

lizawall's review against another edition

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Like a cross between Jonathan Franzen and Jane Bowles that I never knew I needed! And on the subject of things I never knew I needed, I loved the shit out of this being set in Virginia. So few books are set in Virginia, or this Virginia (or maybe they exist but I don't read them) and it gave me a warm surprise feeling, especially with the gayness also. Not really sure about some of the race parts, but trying to address racism maybe imperfectly seems better than taking the safe systemic-racism-reinforcing route of leaving it out of fiction altogether (or only in pat ways)...I'd be curious to know what other people thought on that front. And all of it! I think I'll probably try to make a lot of people read this so they will talk to me about it, maybe even almost-certainly-regrettably my family!

vita_s_west's review

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated

3.25

laila4343's review against another edition

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3.0

I won a copy of this in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.

I don't even know what to say about this book. It's weird. Kind of funny, but almost too zany for it's own good. It throws darts at a lot of targets- lesbians, gay men, race, academia, drugs, Southerners. Still, it was entertaining.

alilovesbooks4170's review

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reflective slow-paced

3.0

lisawhelpley's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed it. Lots of meh reviews on here, but I found it quite entertaining and well written. I'm glad I didn't read the author's Goodreads bio until I was almost done with this book, because its flip and condescending tone really turned me off.