A review by cphunter
All's Well by Mona Awad
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
3.75
When I first read this I wasn’t as blown away as I was by Bunny, but maybe that is an unfair comparison to make.
The alignment between the main character’s story and the play contained within is done with an interesting twist on the expected. The narrator is more than just unreliable - her whole reality is shaky and confusing to all the characters too - and therefore the plot becomes like jelly, wobbling unexpectedly and slipping through your fingers just when you think you’ve got a hold on it.
At time of writing this review I read this over a year ago and it has stuck with me really strongly, so I think my current rating is higher than it would have been at time, because creating such a stand-out concept and novel is certainly a feat.
The alignment between the main character’s story and the play contained within is done with an interesting twist on the expected. The narrator is more than just unreliable - her whole reality is shaky and confusing to all the characters too - and therefore the plot becomes like jelly, wobbling unexpectedly and slipping through your fingers just when you think you’ve got a hold on it.
At time of writing this review I read this over a year ago and it has stuck with me really strongly, so I think my current rating is higher than it would have been at time, because creating such a stand-out concept and novel is certainly a feat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Hallucinations