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A review by columnclub
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
Edit 15/12/24: Oof, I struggled with this more on a second read. I was happily along for the ride the first time, but rereading made me more critical, and some of the later chapters felt incoherent for the sake of being incoherent. Downgrading to 3.75.
***
4.5 ish, rounded down. A few times I thought this was going to lose me, but it always pulled it back. Such a rich and interesting novel! I loved what it had to say on self pity as a source of harm, and I absolutely adored Jane as a protagonist.10/10 would let her imperfectly reconstruct me.
***
4.5 ish, rounded down. A few times I thought this was going to lose me, but it always pulled it back. Such a rich and interesting novel! I loved what it had to say on self pity as a source of harm, and I absolutely adored Jane as a protagonist.