Audition
About the book
Author: Katie Kitamura
Publisher: Riverhead
More info:
The StoryGraph | Goodreads
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My Review
Okay, let me get this out of the way: Katie Kitamura is a significant talent. She can really, really do the whole novel thing. Her books, including this one, are smart and razor-sharp and provoke more questions than even an hour-long book club meeting can handle.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind reading books that take close reading and deep thought. But I just personally do not enjoy being purposefully confused to the extent Kitamura does it, especially in this book. I mean, even Roxane Gay’s Goodreads review says she doesn’t actually know what happened in this book, and she’s one of the smartest readers around.
This book is objectively good. I didn’t enjoy it.
Content and Trigger Warnings
Abortion (minor)
Infidelity (minor)
Miscarriage (minor)