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A review by anabel_unker
A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*
A LANGUAGE OF LIMBS is a lyrical love story to the queer and indigenous peoples of 1970s and 80s Australia. It is weighed down with symbolism and sentimentality, the chapters often more poetry than prose, but within those verses is a story about two queer women trying to find their path.
I, like some others it seems, didn't realize it was two different narrators, the voices are incredibly similar-- but I enjoyed the book as a parallel lives story, and was pleasantly surprised by the ending. I think read either way, this is a powerful story of what-ifs and the teeming possibility of decision; the intersectionality of all our lives and the unknown impact we have on the people within our circle.
A LANGUAGE OF LIMBS is a lyrical love story to the queer and indigenous peoples of 1970s and 80s Australia. It is weighed down with symbolism and sentimentality, the chapters often more poetry than prose, but within those verses is a story about two queer women trying to find their path.
I, like some others it seems, didn't realize it was two different narrators, the voices are incredibly similar-- but I enjoyed the book as a parallel lives story, and was pleasantly surprised by the ending. I think read either way, this is a powerful story of what-ifs and the teeming possibility of decision; the intersectionality of all our lives and the unknown impact we have on the people within our circle.