A review by lukeass
Binary Star by Sarah Gerard

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

While a lot of the star metaphors unfortunately went over my head (I couldn't for the life of me understand how they related to the novel/characters), I did ultimately enjoy my time with this book. It was one of those that struck me deeply personally and I couldn't stop thinking about and drawing associations towards my own life. The author's prose is raw and real and the spiraling type of poetry the author used to showcase the main character's mental and physical decline really paid off for me. The only other issue I had is that the dialogue and narration were oftentimes confusing to separate for me as the author does not use quotations, however I also find that this fit with the theme of the story and the storytelling method the author uses. Overall, a very raw book that struck me deeply and I still can't stop thinking about. 
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