A review by tilla
Artful by Ali Smith

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

This was an inspiring read. I found myself stopping to look up things mentioned multiple times and have several quotes underlined. The narrative is touching and emotional and it made me tear up slightly in the end. I didn't expect that. I didn't know how I would feel about the essay parts in the novel, but they were very interesting in themselves and added to the story - the mix of narrative and essay worked well together. It is a book that I think would also benefit for being read again, as is also a point in the book. You wouldn't say you really know what a song is about after hearing it just once.