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A review by cassiewbee
Divide Me by Zero by Lara Vapnyar
5.0
4.75/5
The brilliance of this novel really sneaks up on you.
The first half felt disjointed and I wasn’t really sure where it was going, but the last half really packed a punch. I also appreciated the first half more when viewed from the end, because it encapsulated the essence of the main character perfectly. The closer to the end I got, the less jumbled the story felt and, assuming it was deliberate, this was a brilliant way to structure the novel, because as the main character starts to gain perspective on her life and loves, so does the story become clearer for the reader.
By the end of the story I had a deep appreciation for the characters, which at first just seemed shallow and unlikable. They were thoroughly imperfect and very human characters.
This story is an ode to love - in all its messy, hypnotic, obsessive, real and perfect forms.
The brilliance of this novel really sneaks up on you.
The first half felt disjointed and I wasn’t really sure where it was going, but the last half really packed a punch. I also appreciated the first half more when viewed from the end, because it encapsulated the essence of the main character perfectly. The closer to the end I got, the less jumbled the story felt and, assuming it was deliberate, this was a brilliant way to structure the novel, because as the main character starts to gain perspective on her life and loves, so does the story become clearer for the reader.
By the end of the story I had a deep appreciation for the characters, which at first just seemed shallow and unlikable. They were thoroughly imperfect and very human characters.
This story is an ode to love - in all its messy, hypnotic, obsessive, real and perfect forms.