I wanted to like this book so much. There were so many elements of things I like - some of the passages reminded me of Richard Siken's poetry, while the ones exploring the intergenerational effects of war trauma were right up my alley.
And yet. I agree with many of the other low-star reviews: this book is overwritten. Each sentence is crafted with such intensity and focus that nothing feels natural. If everything is emphatic and highly emotional, then nothing is. I believe there's a raw and unique story in these pages, but the execution really didn't do it for me.