A review by mairead_parade
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

I prefer my audiobooks plotty, so this was not a great fit for me format-wise, but I still enjoyed it. I found it to be unexpected (even though I anticipated the “twist” to a degree) and appreciated the ways in which reality was questioned. The central question for all the characters is basically “what is the difference between pretending to do/experience/feel a thing and actually doing it” whether that be a marriage, an acting gig, conversing with another person, or a trip to Mars. It is really only incidentally sci-fi; other comparisons I’ve seen to Emily St John Mandel are more apt.