At first, it was difficult to understand what was going on and get my bearings in the narrative. Once I got the gist of what was going on, I fell for this book, and I fell for it hard. It was like reading a Judy Blume book for aliens, and really what a perfect metaphor for how one feels in their body as they come of age. This was such a poignant way of examining humanity, my favorite kind of sci-fi novel.

“Being physically present in one place while your mind is in another is loneliness.”

“Every human dies. But the bad news is that every day they act like they don't know they're alive. They lie or behave inconsiderately or cheat: Each one is a little death. Humans experience many little deaths before the final one.”