My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my free digital ARC!

I had high hopes for this book as I loved the author's previous novel translated to English, The Remainder. But while some parts of Clean were strong, others fell flat for me, and given it's only short, I can't say it was particularly impactful overall. A lot of the early editorial reviews mention reading it in one sitting, holding their breath, but for me the opposite was true. It took me almost a week to finish it and I didn't feel compelled to pick it up a lot of the time. 

It's told in the format of a cleaning woman telling her story to the police, after someone in the house she works in dies. I do not feel like this technique added much to the plot. She could have been writing a diary or retelling it to a friend, for all the effect the police report had. 

The strongest part is the commentary on class in Chile. Estela is essentially invisible to her employers, despite being essential to their daily life. Without her, their lives would fall apart. The degradation she suffers at the hands of her employers, particularly the young daughter, was chilling to read. It got a bit tedious at times, but that could be a good reflection of Estela's daily grind.