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A review by maises
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
3.5
“Love was not something, I realized, that came to you from outside. I had always thought that love was supposed to come from other people, and somehow, I was failing to catch the crumbs of it, failing to eat them, and I went around belly empty and desperate. I didn’t know the love was supposed to come from within me, and that as long as I loved others, the strength and warmth of that love would fill me, make me strong.”
So charmingly written and the dynamics between Margo and other characters were so nuanced and intimate. I really liked Margo. A highlight was her friendships with the other girls because they felt so essential to her getting her footing in the world. Although her parents were both terrible in their own way (and her mother was frustratingly believable in her portrayal), I enjoyed Dr. Jinx and Margo getting along with each other. I was just rooting for Margo the whole time and I do love stories that let me do that in peace. It was funny in a really introspective way and I enjoyed it enough to blast through it within a couple days.
Additionally: I wanted to note that the occasional narrative POV switches did not personally bother me at all because of how consistent the actual writing style was throughout. I would sometimes even forget about the changes until it came again. It made things fresh and had a sense of trepidation within the narrative it was going for.
So charmingly written and the dynamics between Margo and other characters were so nuanced and intimate. I really liked Margo. A highlight was her friendships with the other girls because they felt so essential to her getting her footing in the world. Although her parents were both terrible in their own way (and her mother was frustratingly believable in her portrayal), I enjoyed Dr. Jinx and Margo getting along with each other. I was just rooting for Margo the whole time and I do love stories that let me do that in peace. It was funny in a really introspective way and I enjoyed it enough to blast through it within a couple days.
Additionally: I wanted to note that the occasional narrative POV switches did not personally bother me at all because of how consistent the actual writing style was throughout. I would sometimes even forget about the changes until it came again. It made things fresh and had a sense of trepidation within the narrative it was going for.