A review by macaronoui
Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0



The book is set in 2003, in NYC (mostly Brooklyn, Upper east side manhattan and Long Island).
We follow Dawn, the narrator a genderqueer/fluid person trying to figure out their identity.
Dawn works in the Metropolitan museum of art as a bookbinder, mostly restoring/repairing books. But really would love to make their own work. Dawn finds a bookcover and letter in German hidden in a book, writting by Getrude to Marta.
Dawn dives into an adventure of sorts, trying to find out more about her. About themselves. 
The book also had a very realistic and beautiful platonic friendship between Dawn and Jae.
The book has a beautiful quality to it and discusses heavy topics in a fluid, natural way, where we as the reader are taken along a journey. It’s written very unpretentiously in an easy way with short, packed chapters, that make you want to keep reading. I think the editing was great in this book, as what is left feels necessary. I will absolutely read more by Jennifer. 
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