A review by team_worm
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My best novel of the year so far. I read it in one breath, stoping only to savor the sentences which cut deepest. The prose sparkles like broken glass! All feelings felt by the characters in this one - joy, sadness, outrage, triumph, heartbreak, anxiety, panic, loneliness, hope — you’ll feel them too. You will also feel exasperation as they are, some of them at least, very flawed. Some of Sneha’s and Thom’s opinions  are not my own, but I thought they evolved throughout the book in satisfying ways. If anything, more than people usually do irl. I cared so much about the characters. Would particularly recommend for fans of the great believers and tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. A true millennial novel of queer friendship, trauma, and late capitalism. 
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