Sparse, haunting, electric. I adored the style of this book, the sparse writing, poignant passages, honest characters, and the inventive use of magical realism to address such a big topic. It was a 5 star book for me all the way up to the end, where I felt the writing just wasn’t as strong and it didn’t totally land for me. Admittedly, I put a lot of weight in the ending of books. I like to be punched in the gut a little and this wasn’t one of those, but I still LOVED IT.