Terrific storytelling — dramatic, yes (as one might guess from the title) but without being hysterical or excessively hyperbolic. The level of detail, the saturation of emotion, the flow of thoughts/worries/related facts all contribute to a wonderful reading experience; I almost want to call it entertaining or enjoyable, as a compliment of course, but that feels like it would cheapen the impact of this novel. I will say that I’m not 100% sure of the switches to third person and the indecipherable order of anecdotes, but these are minor concerns when the ending was particularly strong and I was highly invested throughout.